Malachi 3:5-7

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁵ “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^(A)sorcerers and against the ^(B)adulterers and against those who ^(C)swear falsely, and against those who oppress the ^(D)wage earner in his wages, the ^(E)widow and the ^[a]orphan, and those who turn aside the ^[b](F)alien and do not ^[c]fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts. ⁶ “For ^[d]I, the Lord, ^(G)do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, ^[e]are not consumed.

⁷ “From the ^(H)days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. ^(I)Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’