“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions. ^y⁹You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. ¹⁰Bring the full tenth into the storehouse ^zso that there may be food in My house. ^aTest Me in this way,” ^bsays the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven ^cand pour out a blessing for you without measure. ^d¹¹I will rebuke the devourer ^e^ffor you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the Lord of Hosts. ¹²“Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,” says the Lord of Hosts.

The Righteous and the Wicked

¹³“Your words against Me are harsh,” ^gsays the Lord.

Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”

¹⁴You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements ^hand walking mournfully ⁱbefore the Lord of Hosts? ¹⁵So now we consider the arrogant ^jto be fortunate. ^kNot only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God ^land escape.” ^m

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Footnotes

e3:11 Perhaps locusts

Cross references

x3:8 Pr 22:22–23
y3:8 Lv 7:14, 32–33; 27:30–32; Nm 18:8–24; Dt 12:5–19; 14:22–29; 26:12
z3:10 Jos 6:19, 24; 1Kg 7:51
a3:10 2Ch 31:4–10; Neh 10:34–39; Ezk 44:28–31
b3:10 Ex 4:1–9; Jdg 6:36–40
c3:10 Gn 7:11; 8:2; Dt 11:16–17
d3:10 Dt 28:12; Is 41:18–20; Jl 2:18–32; Am 9:13–15
f3:11 Jl 1:4; 2:25
g3:13 Ps 119:23; Ezk 35:13
h3:14 Lv 8:35; Dt 11:1
i3:14 Ps 35:14; 38:6
j3:15 Ps 119:21, 85; Is 13:11; Jr 43:2
k3:15 Gn 30:13; Ps 72:17; Pr 31:28
l3:15 Ps 78:18, 41, 56; 95:9
m3:15 Ezk 17:15