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| 3:1 | Beholde, I will send my messenger, and he shal prepare the way before mee: and the Lord whom ye seeke, shall suddenly come to his Temple: euen ye messenger of the Couenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| 3:2 | But who may abide the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers sope. |
| 3:3 | And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of siluer: and he shall purifie the sonnes of Leui, and purge them as gold & siluer, that they may offer vnto the Lord an offring in righteousnes. |
| 3:4 | Then shall the offerings of Iudah and Ierusalem bee pleasant vnto the Lord, as in the dayes of old, and as in former yeeres. |
| 3:5 | And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will bee a swift witnesse against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppresse the hireling in his wages, the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and that turne aside the stranger from his right, and feare not me, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| 3:6 | For I am the Lord, I change not: therefore ye sonnes of Iacob are not consumed. |
| 3:7 | Euen from the dayes of your fathers yee are gone away from mine ordinances, and haue not kept them: returne vnto me, and I will returne vnto you, saith the Lord of hosts: But ye said, Wherein shall we returne? |
| 3:8 | Wil a man rob God? yet ye haue robbed me. But ye say, Wherein haue we robbed thee? In tithes & offerings. |
| 3:9 | Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye haue robbed me, euen this whole nation. |
| 3:10 | Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meate in mine house, & proue me now herewith, saith the Lord of hostes, if I will not open you the windowes of heauen, and powre you out a blessing, that there shall not be roome enough to receiue it. |
| 3:11 | And I wil rebuke the deuourer for your sakes: and he shal not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shal your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| 3:12 | And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| 3:13 | Your words haue bin stout against me, saith the Lord, yet ye say, What haue we spoken so much against thee? |
| 3:14 | Ye haue said, It is vaine to serue God: and what profit is it, that we haue kept his ordinance, and that wee haue walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? |
| 3:15 | And now we call the proud happy: yea, they that worke wickednes are set vp, yea they that tempt God, are euen deliuered. |
| 3:16 | Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard it, & a booke of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the Lord, & that thought vpon his name. |
| 3:17 | And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make vp my iewels, and I wil spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serueth him. |
| 3:18 | Then shall yee returne and discerne betweene the righteous and the wicked, betweene him that serueth God, and him that serueth him not. |
| 3:1 | Beholde, I wyll sende my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the lord whom ye seeke, shal speedyly come to his temple, and the messenger of the couenaunt whom ye desire, beholde he commeth, saith the Lorde of hoastes |
| 3:2 | But who may abyde the day of his comming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is lyke a purging fire, and lyke fullers sope |
| 3:3 | And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer, and he shal purge the children of Leui, and purifie them as golde and siluer: and they shal bring vnto the lorde offeringes in righteousnesse |
| 3:4 | Then shall the offeringes of Iuda and Hierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lorde, as in olde tyme, and as in the yeres afore |
| 3:5 | And I wyl come neare to you in iudgement, and I wyll be a swyft witnesse against the soothsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelynges wages, and vexe the widowe and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the straunger, and feare not me, saith the Lorde of hoastes |
| 3:6 | For I am the Lorde, I chaunge not: and you sonnes of Iacob are not consumed |
| 3:7 | From the dayes of your fathers ye are gone away from myne ordinaunces, and haue not kept them: turne you to me, and I wyll turne to you, saith the Lorde of hoastes. And ye saide, Wherein shall we returne |
| 3:8 | Wyll a man spoyle his Gods? yet ye haue spoyled me: and ye say, Wherein haue we spoyled thee? In tythes and offeringes |
| 3:9 | Ye are cursed with a curse, & me haue ye spoyled, euen this whole nation |
| 3:10 | Bryng euery tythe into the store house, that there may be meate in myne house, and prooue me withal, saith the Lorde of hoastes: if I wyl not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessing without measure |
| 3:11 | And I wyl reprooue the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruite of the grounde, neither shall your vine be barren in the fielde, saith the Lorde of hoastes |
| 3:12 | And al nations shal call you blessed: because you shalbe a pleasaunt lande, saith the Lorde of hoastes |
| 3:13 | Your wordes haue ben stout against me saith the lorde: and you saide, Wherein haue we spoken against thee |
| 3:14 | Ye haue saide: it is but vayne to serue God, and what profite is it that we haue kept his commaundement, & that we haue walked humbly before the face of the Lorde of hoastes |
| 3:15 | And nowe we call the proude happie: yea the workers of wickednesse are set vp, and also they that tempt God, yea they are deliuered |
| 3:16 | Then they that feared God, saide euery one to his neighbour: and the Lorde considered and hearde, and there was written a booke of remebraunce before him for them that feared the Lorde, and for them that thinke vpon his name |
| 3:17 | And they shalbe to me, saith the Lorde of hoastes, in that day wherein I shall do iudgement, a stocke: and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him |
| 3:18 | Then shall ye returne, and discerne betweene the iust and the wicked, betweene him that serueth God, and him that serueth him not |
| 3:1 | Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord whom ye seeke, shall speedely come to his Temple: euen the messenger of the couenant whom ye desire: beholde, he shall come, sayth the Lord of hostes. |
| 3:2 | But who may abide the day of his comming? and who shall endure, when he appeareth? for he is like a purging fire, and like fullers sope. |
| 3:3 | And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse. |
| 3:4 | Then shall the offerings of Iudah and Ierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lord, as in old time and in the yeeres afore. |
| 3:5 | And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will be a swift witnesse against the southsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelings wages, and vexe the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the stranger, and feare not me, sayth the Lord of hostes. |
| 3:6 | For I am the Lord: I change not, and ye sonnes of Iaakob are not consumed. |
| 3:7 | From the dayes of your fathers, ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and haue not kept them: returne vnto me, and I will returne vnto you, saith the Lord of hostes: but ye saide, Wherein shall we returne? |
| 3:8 | Will a man spoyle his gods? yet haue ye spoyled me: but ye say, Wherein haue we spoyled thee? In tithes, and offerings. |
| 3:9 | Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye haue spoyled me, euen this whole nation. |
| 3:10 | Bring ye all the tythes into the storehouse that there may be meate in mine House, and proue me nowe herewith, sayeth the Lord of hostes, if I will not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and powre you out a blessing without measure. |
| 3:11 | And I will rebuke the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruite of your grounde, neither shall your vine be baren in the fielde, sayeth the Lord of hostes. |
| 3:12 | And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a pleasant lande, sayeth the Lord of hostes. |
| 3:13 | Your wordes haue bene stout against me, sayeth the Lord: yet ye say, What haue we spoken against thee? |
| 3:14 | Ye haue saide, It is in vaine to serue God: and what profite is it that we haue kept his commandement, and that we walked humbly before the Lord of hostes? |
| 3:15 | Therefore wee count the proude blessed: euen they that worke wickednesse, are set vp, and they that tempt God, yea, they are deliuered. |
| 3:16 | Then spake they that feared the Lord, euery one to his neighbour, and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought vpon his Name. |
| 3:17 | And they shall be to me, sayeth the Lord of hostes, in that day that I shall do this, for a flocke, and I will spare them, as a man spareth his owne sonne that serueth him. |
| 3:18 | Then shall you returne, and discerne betweene the righteous and wicked, betweene him that serueth God, and him that serueth him not. |
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