“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the (A)sorcerers, the (B)adulterers, against those who (C)swear falsely, those who [a]oppress the (D)wage earner in his wages or the (E)widow or the [b]orphan, and those who turn away the (F)stranger from justice and do not [c]fear Me,” says the Lord of armies. “For [d]I, the Lord, (G)do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.

“From the (H)days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. (I)Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 3:5 Or exploit
  2. Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
  3. Malachi 3:5 Or revere
  4. Malachi 3:6 Or I am the Lord; I do not

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