Then the [a]offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be (A)pleasing to the Lord as in the (B)days of old and as in former years.

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the (C)sorcerers and against the (D)adulterers and against those who (E)swear falsely, and against those who oppress the (F)wage earner in his wages, the (G)widow and the [b]orphan, and those who turn aside the [c](H)alien and do not [d]fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts. “For [e]I, the Lord, (I)do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, [f]are not consumed.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:4 Or grain offering
  2. Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
  3. Malachi 3:5 Or sojourner
  4. Malachi 3:5 Or revere
  5. Malachi 3:6 Or I am the Lord; I do not
  6. Malachi 3:6 Or have not come to an end