\id MAL
\h Malachi 
\toc3 MAL 
\toc2 Malachi 
\toc1 Malachi 
\mt1 Malachi  
\c 1
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\v 1 \w This|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w through|strong="H3027"\w* \w Malachi|strong="H4401"\w*:   
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\v 2 “\w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* loved \w you|strong="H3808"\w*,” \w says|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* ask, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w You|strong="H3808"\w* loved us?” “\w Was|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*’s brother?” \w declares|strong="H5002"\w* \w the|strong="H5002"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. “\w Yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* loved,   
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\v 3 but \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H4057"\w* \w hated|strong="H8130"\w*, \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w I|strong="H7760"\w* \w have|strong="H4057"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H4057"\w* \w and|strong="H2022"\w* \w left|strong="H7760"\w* \w his|strong="H7760"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w to|strong="H5159"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* jackals.”   
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\v 4 \w Though|strong="H3588"\w* Edom \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w*, “\w We|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H5769"\w* devastated, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebuild|strong="H1129"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ruins|strong="H2723"\w*,” \w this|strong="H3541"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w what|strong="H3541"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H3541"\w*: “\w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w demolish|strong="H7567"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Land|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Wickedness|strong="H7564"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H1992"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w indignant|strong="H2194"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H7200"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5869"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H3478"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w*—\w even|strong="H3068"\w* \w beyond|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w borders|strong="H1366"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.’”   
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\v 6 “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w honors|strong="H3513"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* master. \w But|strong="H3513"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w father|strong="H1121"\w*, \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w*? \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w if|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H5650"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* master, \w where|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w fear|strong="H4172"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Me|strong="H5650"\w*?” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* despise \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*. “\w But|strong="H3513"\w* \w you|strong="H4100"\w* ask, ‘\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* despised \w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*?’   
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\v 7 \w By|strong="H5921"\w* \w presenting|strong="H5066"\w* \w defiled|strong="H1351"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. \w But|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* ask, ‘\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w defiled|strong="H1351"\w* \w You|strong="H5921"\w*?’ \w By|strong="H5921"\w* saying \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* contemptible.   
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\v 8 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w offer|strong="H7126"\w* \w blind|strong="H5787"\w* animals \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*? \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w present|strong="H7126"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* \w ones|strong="H7451"\w*, \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7451"\w*? Try \w offering|strong="H2076"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w governor|strong="H6346"\w*! \w Would|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w pleased|strong="H7521"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*?” asks \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 9 “\w But|strong="H1961"\w* ask \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*’s \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w gracious|strong="H2603"\w*? \w Since|strong="H4480"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H5375"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w favor|strong="H6440"\w*?” asks \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 10 “\w Oh|strong="H4310"\w*, \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* temple \w doors|strong="H1817"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w would|strong="H4310"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3808"\w* kindle \w useless|strong="H2600"\w* fires \w on|strong="H3027"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*! \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H7521"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H2656"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w from|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* rises \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w sets|strong="H3996"\w*. \w In|strong="H3068"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w incense|strong="H6999"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w presented|strong="H5066"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 12 “\w But|strong="H1931"\w* you \w profane|strong="H2490"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* when you say, ‘\w The|strong="H2490"\w* \w table|strong="H7979"\w* \w of|strong="H7979"\w* \w the|strong="H2490"\w* Lord \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w defiled|strong="H1351"\w*, \w and|strong="H7979"\w* \w as|strong="H7979"\w* \w for|strong="H1931"\w* \w its|strong="H2490"\w* \w fruit|strong="H2490"\w*, \w its|strong="H2490"\w* food \w is|strong="H1931"\w* contemptible.’   
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\v 13 \w You|strong="H3027"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* say: ‘Oh, what \w a|strong="H3068"\w* nuisance!’ \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3027"\w* turn \w up|strong="H5301"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* nose \w at|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H5301"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*. “\w You|strong="H3027"\w* bring \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w are|strong="H3027"\w* stolen, \w lame|strong="H6455"\w*, \w or|strong="H3027"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*! \w Should|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H2009"\w* \w accept|strong="H7521"\w* these \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*?” asks \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 14 “\w But|strong="H3588"\w* cursed \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w deceiver|strong="H5230"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H3588"\w* acceptable \w male|strong="H2145"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w vows|strong="H5087"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* give \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2076"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* defective \w animal|strong="H7843"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, “\w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w among|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
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\v 1 “\w And|strong="H3548"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w decree|strong="H4687"\w* \w is|strong="H4687"\w* \w for|strong="H3548"\w* \w you|strong="H6258"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*:   
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\v 2 \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w honor|strong="H3519"\w* \w My|strong="H8085"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w curse|strong="H3994"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w curse|strong="H3994"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessings|strong="H1293"\w*. \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* already begun \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w curse|strong="H3994"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w taking|strong="H7760"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Behold|strong="H2005"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w rebuke|strong="H1605"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w spread|strong="H2219"\w* \w dung|strong="H6569"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w*, \w the|strong="H6440"\w* waste \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w feasts|strong="H2282"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w will|strong="H2233"\w* \w be|strong="H6440"\w* \w carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 5 “\w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w one|strong="H1931"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*, \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*; \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w called|strong="H8034"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w reverence|strong="H3372"\w*, \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w revered|strong="H3372"\w* \w Me|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H6440"\w* \w stood|strong="H2865"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w awe|strong="H2865"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w My|strong="H5414"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
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\v 6 True \w instruction|strong="H8451"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w false|strong="H3808"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H7725"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*. \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w Me|strong="H7725"\w* \w in|strong="H1980"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w uprightness|strong="H4334"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w he|strong="H3808"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w preserve|strong="H8104"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H1931"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w instruction|strong="H8451"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="H1870"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w instruction|strong="H8451"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* caused \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*. \w You|strong="H4480"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* violated \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 9 “\w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* \w turn|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w made|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* despised \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w humiliated|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H5414"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w My|strong="H8104"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, \w but|strong="H1571"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* shown \w partiality|strong="H5375"\w* \w in|strong="H6440"\w* matters \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.”   
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\v 10 \w Do|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* Father? \w Did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w create|strong="H1254"\w* us? \w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w then|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H3605"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w break|strong="H2490"\w* faith \w with|strong="H1285"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w as|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H2490"\w* \w profane|strong="H2490"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w our|strong="H3605"\w* fathers?   
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\v 11 \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w broken|strong="H2490"\w* faith; \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w committed|strong="H6213"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w profaned|strong="H2490"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*’s beloved \w sanctuary|strong="H6944"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w marrying|strong="H1166"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* \w god|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w As|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H6030"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w*, \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* tents \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* everyone \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* aware—\w even|strong="H6213"\w* if \w he|strong="H6213"\w* brings \w an|strong="H6213"\w* \w offering|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w another|strong="H8145"\w* \w thing|strong="H2063"\w* \w you|strong="H3947"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*: \w You|strong="H3947"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w tears|strong="H1832"\w*, \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w weeping|strong="H1065"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* groaning, \w because|strong="H3027"\w* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w no|strong="H6213"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w regards|strong="H6437"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w or|strong="H3068"\w* \w receives|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* gladly \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ask, “\w Why|strong="H4100"\w*?” \w It|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w witness|strong="H5749"\w* \w between|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* wife \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*, \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w whom|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* broken faith, \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w companion|strong="H2278"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* wife \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w Has|strong="H4100"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*, \w having|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* portion \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w Spirit|strong="H7307"\w*? \w And|strong="H6213"\w* \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*? \w Because|strong="H2233"\w* \w He|strong="H6213"\w* \w seeks|strong="H1245"\w* godly \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w*. \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* yourselves \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* break faith \w with|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* wife \w of|strong="H7307"\w* \w your|strong="H8104"\w* \w youth|strong="H5271"\w*.   
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\v 16 “\w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w divorce|strong="H7971"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. “\w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w divorces|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* wife \w covers|strong="H3680"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w garment|strong="H3830"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*. \w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H5921"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w break|strong="H3068"\w* faith.   
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\v 17 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w wearied|strong="H3021"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*; \w yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* ask, “\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w wearied|strong="H3021"\w* \w Him|strong="H6213"\w*?” \w By|strong="H3068"\w* \w saying|strong="H1697"\w*, “\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H6213"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w delights|strong="H2654"\w*,” \w or|strong="H2896"\w*, “\w Where|strong="H4100"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w*?”   
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\v 1 “\w Behold|strong="H2009"\w*, \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6437"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Me|strong="H6440"\w*. \w Then|strong="H2009"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* \w come|strong="H6635"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*—\w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w whom|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w delight|strong="H2655"\w*—\w see|strong="H2009"\w*, \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H2009"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w endure|strong="H5975"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w His|strong="H3526"\w* coming? \w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w appears|strong="H7200"\w*? \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H4310"\w* \w be|strong="H3117"\w* \w like|strong="H6884"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w refiner|strong="H6884"\w*’s fire, \w like|strong="H6884"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* launderer’s \w soap|strong="H1287"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w refiner|strong="H6884"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w purifier|strong="H2891"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*; \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w purify|strong="H2891"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w refine|strong="H6884"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w present|strong="H4503"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w please|strong="H6149"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H8141"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w old|strong="H5769"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w gone|strong="H3068"\w* \w by|strong="H8141"\w*.   
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\v 5 “\w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w draw|strong="H7126"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w swift|strong="H4116"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w sorcerers|strong="H3784"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w adulterers|strong="H5003"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* perjurers, \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w oppressors|strong="H6231"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* widowed \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w those|strong="H1961"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w defraud|strong="H5186"\w* laborers \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w wages|strong="H7939"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* deny \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w Me|strong="H3372"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 6 “\w Because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w do|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w change|strong="H8138"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H3615"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H3615"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* fathers, \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w turned|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w My|strong="H8104"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w them|strong="H7725"\w*. \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H8104"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*. “\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* ask, ‘\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w can|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*?’   
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\v 8 \w Will|strong="H4100"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* man \w rob|strong="H6906"\w* God? \w Yet|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4100"\w* \w robbing|strong="H6906"\w* \w Me|strong="H3588"\w*! \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* ask, ‘\w How|strong="H4100"\w* \w do|strong="H4100"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w rob|strong="H6906"\w* \w You|strong="H3588"\w*?’ \w In|strong="H4643"\w* \w tithes|strong="H4643"\w* \w and|strong="H4643"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w You|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H1471"\w* cursed \w with|strong="H3605"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w curse|strong="H3994"\w*, \w yet|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*—\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*—\w are|strong="H1471"\w* \w still|strong="H1471"\w* \w robbing|strong="H6906"\w* \w Me|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Bring|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w tithe|strong="H4643"\w* \w into|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* storehouse, \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H2964"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w My|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. Test \w Me|strong="H4994"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*. “See \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w open|strong="H6605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* windows \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* pour \w out|strong="H7324"\w* \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* measure.   
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\v 11 \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rebuke|strong="H1605"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* devourer \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 12 “\w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* call \w you|strong="H3588"\w* blessed, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w delight|strong="H2656"\w*,” says \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.   
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\v 13 “\w Your|strong="H3068"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w Me|strong="H5921"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* harsh,” \w says|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. “\w Yet|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* ask, ‘\w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w You|strong="H5921"\w*?’   
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\v 14 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* said, ‘\w It|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* futile \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w*. \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* gained \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w His|strong="H8104"\w* requirements \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w walking|strong="H1980"\w* \w mournfully|strong="H6941"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*?   
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\v 15 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* call \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w arrogant|strong="H2086"\w* blessed. \w Not|strong="H6213"\w* \w only|strong="H1571"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evildoers|strong="H7564"\w* prosper, \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w even|strong="H1571"\w* test God \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*.’”   
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\v 16 \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H8085"\w* \w time|strong="H6440"\w* \w those|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H7453"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*. \w So|strong="H8085"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w remembrance|strong="H2146"\w* \w was|strong="H3068"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w Him|strong="H6440"\w* regarding \w those|strong="H8085"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w feared|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* honored \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
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\v 17 “\w They|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* Mine,” says \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, “\w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w prepare|strong="H6213"\w* \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w treasured|strong="H5459"\w* \w possession|strong="H5459"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w spare|strong="H2550"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w spares|strong="H2550"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w serves|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w So|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w will|strong="H6662"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w* \w distinguish|strong="H7200"\w* between \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, between those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w God|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* those \w who|strong="H6662"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w*.”   
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\v 1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like \w a|strong="H3068"\w* furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* of Hosts. “Not \w a|strong="H3068"\w* root or branch will be left to them.”   
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\v 2 “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.   
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\v 3 Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* of Hosts.   
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\v 4 “Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.   
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\v 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*.   
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\v 6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with \w a|strong="H3068"\w* curse.”