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Malachi 3:5-7
New American Standard Bible
Malachi 3:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 “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. 6 “For [d]I, the Lord, (G)do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
7 “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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- Malachi 3:5 Or exploit
- Malachi 3:5 Or fatherless
- Malachi 3:5 Or revere
- Malachi 3:6 Or I am the Lord; I do not
Malachi 3:5-7
New International Version
Malachi 3:5-7
New International Version
5 “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.
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6 “I the Lord do not change.(H) So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.(I) 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away(J) from my decrees and have not kept them. Return(K) to me, and I will return to you,”(L) says the Lord Almighty.
“But you ask,(M) ‘How are we to return?’
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