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 3:1 ¶ Behold,º I will sendºº my messenger,º and he shall prepareºº the wayº beforeº me: and the ´Áðôn אֲדוֹן,º whomº yeº seek,ºº shall suddenlyº comeºº toº his temple,º even the messengerº of the covenant,º whomº yeº delightº in: behold,º he shall come,ºº saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת.º

 3:1 ¶ Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Adon, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth.

 3:2 But whoº may abideººº the dayº of his coming?ºº and whoº shall standºº when he appeareth?ºº forº heº [is] like a refiner'sºº fire,º and like fullers'ºº soap:º

 3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

 3:3 And he shall sitºº [as] a refinerºº and purifierºº of silver:º and he shall purifyººº the sonsº of Lëwî לֵוִי,º and purgeºº them as goldº and silver,º that they may offerººº unto Yähwè יָהוֶהº an offeringº in righteousness.º

 3:3 And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Lewi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto Yahweh an offering in righteousness.

 3:4 Then shall the offeringº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָהº and Yærûšälaim יְרוּשָׁלִַםº be pleasantºº unto Yähwè יָהוֶה,º as in the daysº of old,º and as in formerº years.º

 3:4 Then shall the offering of Yehudah and Yerushalaim be pleasant unto Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

 3:5 And I will come nearºº toº you to judgment;º and I will beº a swiftºº witnessº against the sorcerers,ºº and against the adulterers,ºº and against falseº swearers,ºº and against those that oppressºº the hirelingº in [his] wages,º the widow,º and the fatherless,º and that turn asideºº the strangerº [from his right], and fearºº notº me, saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת.º

 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth.

 3:6 Forº Iº [am] Yähwè יָהוֶה,º I changeºº not;º therefore yeº sonsº of Ya`áköv יַעֲקֹבº are notº consumed.ºº

 3:6 For I [am] Yahweh, I change not; therefore ye sons of Yaaqov are not consumed.

 3:7 ¶ Even from the daysºº of your fathersº ye are gone awayºº from mine ordinances,ºº and have notº keptºº [them]. Returnºº untoº me, and I will returnºº untoº you, saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת.º But ye said,ºº Whereinº shall we return?ºº

 3:7 ¶ Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

 3:8 ¶ Will a manº robºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים?º Yetº yeº have robbedºº me. But ye say,ºº Whereinº have we robbedºº thee? In tithesº and offerings.º

 3:8 ¶ Will a man rob Elohim? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

 3:9 Yeº [are] cursedºº with a curse:º for yeº have robbedºº me, [even] this wholeº nation.º

 3:9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation.

 3:10 Bringºº yeº allº the tithesº intoº the storehouse,ºº that there may beº meatº in mine house,º and proveºº me nowº herewith,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת,º ifº I will notº openºº youº the windowsº of heaven,º and pour you outºº a blessing,º thatº [there shall] notº [be room] enoughº [to receive it].

 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].

 3:11 And I will rebukeºº the devourerºº for your sakes, and he shall notº destroyººº the fruitsº of your ground;º neitherº shall your vineº cast her fruitºº before the timeº in the field,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת.º

 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth.

 3:12 And allº nationsº shall call you blessed:ººº forº yeº shall beº a delightsomeº land,º saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת.º

 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth.

 3:13 ¶ Your wordsº have been stoutºº againstº me, saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶה.º Yet ye say,ºº Whatº have we spokenºº [so much] againstº thee?

 3:13 ¶ Your words have been stout against me, saith Yahweh. Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?

 3:14 Ye have said,ºº It [is] vainº to serveºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים:º and whatº profitº [is it] thatº we have keptºº his ordinance,º and thatº we have walkedºº mournfullyº beforeºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת?º

 3:14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve Elohim: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh Tzevaoth?

 3:15 And nowº weº callºº the proudº happy;ººº yea,º they that workºº wickednessº are set up;ºº yea,º [they that] temptºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº are even delivered.ºº

 3:15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt Elohim are even delivered.

 3:16 ¶ Thenº they that fearedº Yähwè יָהוֶהº spakeº oftenºº oneº toº another:º and Yähwè יָהוֶהº hearkened,ºº and heardºº [it], and a bookº of remembranceº was writtenºº beforeº him for them that fearedºº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and that thoughtºº upon his name.º

 3:16 ¶ Then they that feared Yahweh spake often one to another: and Yahweh hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Yahweh, and that thought upon his name.

 3:17 And they shall beº mine, saithºº Yähwè יָהוֶהº Xævä´ô± צְבָאוֹת,º in that dayº whenº Iº make upºº my jewels;º and I will spareººº them, asº a manº sparethººº his own sonº that servethºº him.

 3:17 And they shall be mine, saith Yahweh Tzevaoth, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

 3:18 Then shall ye return,ºº and discernºº betweenº the righteousº and the wicked,º betweenº him that servethºº ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº and himº that servethºº him not.º

 3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth Elohim and him that serveth him not.