Malachi 3:5

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Malachi 3:5

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Summary

And 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.

I will come

A swift

The sorcerers

Against those

General references

Bible References

I will come

"You have wearied the LORD with your words. You ask, "How have we wearied you?' By your saying, "All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD and he's pleased with them,' or "Where is the God of justice?'"

Our God has appeared and he has not been silent; a devouring fire blazed before him, and a mighty storm swirled around him.

in the LORD's presence, because he is coming; indeed, he will come to judge the earth. He will judge the world fairly and its people reliably.

in the LORD's presence, who comes to judge the earth; He'll judge the world righteously; and its people fairly.

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: "Watch me! I'm going to judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep,

For we know the one who said, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

You, too, must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied about these people when he said, "Look! The Lord has come with countless thousands of his holy ones.

A swift

Yet you ask, "For what reason?' Because the LORD acts as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you were unfaithful to her, your partner, the wife of your covenant.

"Listen, my people, for I am making a pronouncement: Israel, I, God, your God, am testifying against you.

Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

because they did something stupid in Israel. They committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and in my name they spoke lies that I didn't command them. I'm the one who knows, and I'm a witness," declares the LORD.'"

"Listen, people! All of you! Earth! Pay attention, and all you inhabitants of it! May the Lord GOD be a witness against you the Lord from his holy Temple.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!

The sorcerers

"I'll oppose and eliminate from contact with his people whoever consults mediums or familiar spirits, thereby committing spiritual prostitution with them.

""You are not to misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not leave unpunished the one who misuses his name.

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear by false gods, burn incense to Baal, follow other gods that you don't know,

"""Watch out! Each of the princes of Israel has misused his authority to shed blood.

He responded to me, "This is the curse that is going out over the surface of the whole earth, because, according to this side of the scroll, all thieves will be ejected, and according to the other side of the scroll, all liars will be ejected."

You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,

Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,

Let marriage be kept honorable in every way, and the marriage bed undefiled. For God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.

But people who are cowardly, unfaithful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."

Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Against those

"You are not to wrong or oppress an alien, because you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

"You are not to oppress your neighbor or rob him. "The wages of a hired laborer are not to remain in your possession until morning.

Don't take advantage of a hired person who is poor and needy, whether he's your fellow citizen or a foreigner who lives in your city.

""Cursed is the one who perverts justice due the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

Don't move ancient boundaries or invade fields belonging to orphans;

"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.

Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

General references

"You are not to commit adultery.

"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

"You are not to have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and thereby become ceremonially unclean with her."

The woman is to drink the bitter water that brings a curse and the water that brings a curse is to be considered contaminated.

""You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.

Don't take advantage of a hired person who is poor and needy, whether he's your fellow citizen or a foreigner who lives in your city.

""Cursed is the one who perverts justice due the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'

The fires of Abaddon will burn, disrupting every part of my eternal reward."

The wicked kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.

"Should I not punish them for this?' asks the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?'

Instead, you yourselves practice doing wrong and cheating others, and brothers at that!