Malachi 3:1–12

^aBehold, I will send ^bmy messenger, and ^che shall prepare the way before me:

And the Lord, ^dwhom ye seek, ^eshall suddenly come to his temple,

Even ^fthe messenger of the covenant, ^dwhom ye delight in:

Behold, ^ehe shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

²But ^gwho may abide ^hthe day of his coming?

And ⁱwho shall stand when he appeareth?

For ^khe is like ^la refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ ^msoap:

³And he shall sit as ^la refiner and purifier of silver:

And he shall purify ⁿthe sons of Levi, and ^opurge them as gold and silver,

That they may ^poffer unto the Lord an offering ^qin righteousness.

⁴Then shall ^rthe offering of Judah and Jerusalem ^sbe pleasant unto the Lord,

As in the days of old, and as in ^||former years.

⁵And I will come near to you to judgment;

And ^tI will be a swift ^uwitness

Against ^vthe sorcerers, and against ^twthe adulterers, and against ^xfalse swearers,

And against ^ythose that ^||zoppress the hireling in his wages,

^aThe widow, and ^athe fatherless,

And ^bthat turn aside ^acthe stranger from his right, and fear not me,

Saith the Lord of hosts.

⁶For I am the Lord, ^dI change not;

^eTherefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

^7fEven from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them.

^gReturn unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

^hBut ye said, Wherein shall we return?

⁸Will a man ⁱrob God? Yet ye have ⁱrobbed me.

^hBut ye say, Wherein have we ⁱrobbed thee?

In ^ktithes and ^lofferings.

⁹Ye are cursed with ^ma curse: for ye have ⁱrobbed me,

Even this whole nation.

¹⁰ⁿBring ye all the tithes into ^pthe storehouse,

That there may be ^qmeat in mine house,

And ^rprove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,

If I will not ^sopen you the windows of heaven,

And ^†pour you out ^ta blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

¹¹And I will rebuke ^uthe devourer for your sakes,

And he shall not ^†destroy the fruits of your ground;

Neither ^vshall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

¹²And ^wall nations shall call you blessed:

For ye shall be ^xa delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.