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Malachi 3

The Purifier

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aBeholdh2009, I am going to sendh7971  bMy  1messengerh4397, and he will  2 cclearh6437 the wayh1870 beforeh6440 Me. And the Lordh113, whomh834 you seekh1245, will suddenlyh6597 comeh935 to His templeh1964;  3and the  1 dmessengerh4397 of the covenanth1285, in whomh834 you delighth2655, beholdh2009, He is comingh935," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"But whoh4310 can  aendureh3557 the dayh3117 of His comingh935? And whoh4310 can standh5975 when He appearsh7200? For He is like a  brefiner'sh6884 fireh784 and like  1fullers'h3526 soaph1287.

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"He will sith3427 as a smelterh6884 and purifierh2891 of silverh3701, and He will  apurifyh2891 the sonsh1121 of Levih3878 and refineh2212 them like goldh2091 and silverh3701, so that they may  bpresenth5066 to the LORDh3068  1offeringsh4503 in righteousnessh6666.

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"Then the  1offeringh4503 of Judahh3063 and Jerusalemh3389 will be  apleasingh6149 to the LORDh3068 as in the  bdaysh3117 of oldh5769 and as in formerh6931 yearsh8141.

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"Then I will drawh7126 nearh7126 to you for judgmenth4941; and I will be a swifth4116 witnessh5707 against the  asorcerersh3784 and against the  badulterersh5003 and against those who  cswearh7650 falselyh8267, and against those who oppressh6231 the  dwageh7916 earnerh7916 in his wagesh7939, the  ewidowh490 and the  1orphanh3490, and those who turnh5186 asideh5186 the  2 falienh1616 and do not  3fearh3372a Me," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"For  1I, the LORDh3068,  ado not changeh8132; therefore you, O sonsh1121 of Jacobh3290,  2are not consumedh3615.

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"From the  adaysh3117 of your fathersh1 you have turnedh5493 asideh5493 from My statutesh2706 and have not kepth8104 them.  bReturnh7725 to Me, and I will returnh7725 to you," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635. "But you sayh559, `Howh4100 shall we returnh7725?'

You Have Robbed God

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"Will a manh120  1robh6906 Godh430? Yeth3588 you are robbingh6906 Me! But you sayh559, `Howh4100 have we robbedh6906 You?' In  atithesh4643 and  2offeringsh8641.

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"You are  acursedh779 with a curseh3994, for you are  1robbingh6906 Me, the wholeh3605 nationh1471 of you!

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aBringh935 the wholeh3605 titheh4643 into the storehouseh214, so that there may be  1foodh2964 in My househ1004, and testh974 Me nowh4994 in thish2088," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "ifh518 I will not  bopenh6605a for you the windowsh699 of heavenh8064 and  cpourh7385a out for you a blessingh1293 untilh5704  2 dit overflowsh1097h1767.

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"Then I will rebukeh1605 the  adevourerh398 for you, so that it will not  1destroyh7843 the fruitsh6529 of the groundh127; norh3808 will your vineh1612 in the fieldh7704 casth7921 its grapes," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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aAllh3605 the nationsh1471 will callh833 you blessedh833, for you shall be a  bdelightfulh2656 landh776," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"Your wordsh1697 have beenh2388  1arroganth2388 againsth5921 Me," saysh559 the LORDh3068. "Yet you sayh559, `Whath4100 have we spokenh1696 againsth5921 You?'

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"You have saidh559, `It is  avainh7723 to serveh5647 Godh430; and whath4100  bprofith1215 is it that we have kepth8104 His chargeh4931, and that we have walkedh1980 in mourningh6941 beforeh4480h6440 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635?

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`So nowh6258 we  acallh833 the arroganth2086 blessedh833; not onlyh1571 are the doersh6213a of wickednessh7564 builth1129 up but they alsoh1571 testh974 Godh430 and  bescapeh4422.' "

The Book of Remembrance

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Thenh227 those who  1fearedh3372a the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to oneh376 anotherh7453, and the LORDh3068  agaveh7181 attentionh7181 and heardh8085 it, and a  bbookh5612 of remembranceh2146 was writtenh3789 beforeh6440 Him for those who  1fearh3372a the LORDh3068 and who esteemh2803 His nameh8034.

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"They will be  aMine," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "on the  bdayh3117 that I  1prepareh6213a My  2 cown possessionh5459, and I will  3spareh2550 them as a manh376  3 dsparesh2550 his own sonh1121 who servesh5647 him."

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So you will againh7725  adistinguishh7200 betweenh996 the righteoush6662 and the wickedh7563, betweenh996 one who servesh5647 Godh430 and one whoh834 does not serveh5647 Him.



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