Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I will send My messenger, and He will clear the way before Me. And Jehovah, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Angel of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Behold, 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.
Holman Bible
“See, I am going to send My messenger,
International Standard Version
"Watch out! I'm sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly, the LORD you are looking for will come to his Temple. He is the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Watch out! He is coming!" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified
“Behold, I am going to send My
Bible in Basic English
See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
Darby Translation
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold me sending my messenger, and he looked upon the way before my face: and suddenly Jehovah whom ye seek shall come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in: behold him coming, said Jehovah of armies.
King James 2000
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Look! I [am] going to send my messenger, and he will prepare [the] way {before me}. And the Lord whom you [are] seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, [in] whom you [are] taking pleasure--look!--[he is] about to come," says Yahweh of hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.
NET Bible
"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.
New Heart English Bible
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes." says the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
Behold me! sending my messenger, who will prepare a way before me, - and, suddenly, shall come to his temple The Lord whom ye are seeking, even the messenger of the covenant in whom ye are delighting, Lo! he cometh! saith Yahweh of hosts.
Webster
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the messenger of the covenant
The Covenant » Christ, the messenger of
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the messenger of the covenant
Jesus Christ » Names of » Messenger of the covenant
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
Malachi » Fortells the coming of the messiah
divine Messenger » John the baptist as » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
Names » Of Christ » Messenger of the covenant
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being preceded by john the baptist
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Christ
Topics
Interlinear
Shalach
Panah
Paniym
Baqash
Chaphets
References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:1
Prayers for Malachi 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment At The Lord's Coming
1 Behold, I will send My messenger, and He will clear the way before Me. And Jehovah, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Angel of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.
Phrases
Cross References
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Jehovah.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
Luke 1:76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
John 1:6-7
There was a man sent from God; his name was John.
Isaiah 7:14
So, the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Genesis 48:15-16
And he blessed Joseph and said, May God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who fed me all my life to this day,
Exodus 23:20
Behold, I send an Angel before you, to keep you in the way, and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.
Psalm 110:1
A Psalm of David. Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool.
Haggai 2:7-9
And I will shake all the nations; and the desire of all nations shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Malachi 2:7
For the priest's lips should guard knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of Hosts.
Matthew 3:1-3
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Matthew 11:10-11
For this is the one of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."
Matthew 17:10-13
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
Mark 1:2-3
as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.
Luke 1:16-17
And he shall turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
Luke 2:11
For to you is born today, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:21-32
And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, His name was called JESUS, the name called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
Luke 2:38
And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.
Luke 2:46
And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.
Luke 3:3-6
And he came into all the country around Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins,
Luke 7:19-20
And John, calling near a certain two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Are You He that should come, or do we look for another?
Luke 7:26-28
But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.
Luke 19:47
And He taught in the temple daily. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy Him.
John 1:15-23
John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I spoke: He who comes after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.
John 1:33-34
And I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon Him, He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
John 2:14-16
And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting.
John 3:28-30
You yourselves bear witness to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him.
Acts 7:38
This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received the living words to give to us,
Acts 13:24-25
John having before proclaimed the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel, before His coming.
Acts 19:4
And Paul said, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into Him coming after him, that is, into Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 40:3-5
The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, Prepare the way of Jehovah, make straight a highway in the desert for our God.
Hosea 12:3-5
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God.