Malachi 3
- 1I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And the Lord you seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, who you delight in. He shall come, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 2But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderers' soap:
- 3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and cleanse them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.
- 4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
- 5And I will come near to you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow, and the orphan, and that turn aside the foreigner from his right, and do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 6For I am the Lord, I do not change. Therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
- 7Even from the days of your fathers you have gone away from my rules, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts. But you said, In which shall we return?
- 8Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, In which have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings.
- 9You are cursed with a curse. For you have robbed me, even this whole nation.
- 10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now with this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
- 11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground. Neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 12And all nations shall call you blessed. For you shall be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 13Your words have been stout against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken so much against you?
- 14You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his rule, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
- 15And now we call the proud happy. Yes, those who work evil are set up. Yes, those who tempt God are even delivered.
- 16Then those who feared the Lord spoke often one to another: and the Lord listened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and that thought on his name.
- 17And they shall be mine, says the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels. And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.
- 18Then you shall return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who does not serve him.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Malachi 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVBehold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
GIGAKJVI will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And the Lord you seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, who you delight in. He shall come, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVBut who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
GIGAKJVBut who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderers' soap:
KJVAnd he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
GIGAKJVAnd he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and cleanse them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.
KJVThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
GIGAKJVThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
KJVAnd I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
GIGAKJVAnd I will come near to you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow, and the orphan, and that turn aside the foreigner from his right, and do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVFor I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
GIGAKJVFor I am the Lord, I do not change. Therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
KJVEven from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
GIGAKJVEven from the days of your fathers you have gone away from my rules, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts. But you said, In which shall we return?
KJVWill a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
GIGAKJVWill a man rob God? Yet you have robbed me. But you say, In which have we robbed you? In tithes and offerings.
KJVYe are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
GIGAKJVYou are cursed with a curse. For you have robbed me, even this whole nation.
KJVBring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
GIGAKJVBring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now with this, says the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you, and pour out a blessing for you, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
KJVAnd I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
GIGAKJVAnd I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground. Neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVAnd all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
GIGAKJVAnd all nations shall call you blessed. For you shall be a delightful land, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVYour words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
GIGAKJVYour words have been stout against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken so much against you?
KJVYe have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
GIGAKJVYou have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his rule, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
KJVAnd now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
GIGAKJVAnd now we call the proud happy. Yes, those who work evil are set up. Yes, those who tempt God are even delivered.
KJVThen they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
GIGAKJVThen those who feared the Lord spoke often one to another: and the Lord listened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and that thought on his name.
KJVAnd they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall be mine, says the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels. And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.
KJVThen shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
GIGAKJVThen you shall return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who does not serve him.
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