Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. New Living Translation You are under a curse, for your whole nation has been cheating me. English Standard Version You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Berean Standard Bible You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. King James Bible Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. New King James Version You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. New American Standard Bible You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation of you! NASB 1995 “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! NASB 1977 “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Legacy Standard Bible You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Amplified Bible You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, this whole nation! Christian Standard Bible You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing me. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. American Standard Version Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation. Contemporary English Version That's why your whole nation is under a curse. English Revised Version Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation. GOD'S WORD® Translation So a curse is on you because the whole nation is cheating me! Good News Translation A curse is on all of you because the whole nation is cheating me. International Standard Version You are cursed under the curse—the entire nation—because you are robbing me! Majority Standard Bible You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. NET Bible You are bound for judgment because you are robbing me--this whole nation is guilty. New Heart English Bible You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation. Webster's Bible Translation Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. World English Bible You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou are cursed with a curse! And you are deceiving Me—this nation—all of it. Young's Literal Translation With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving -- this nation -- all of it. Smith's Literal Translation Ye are cursed with a curse: and ye defrauded me, the nation all of it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you are cursed with want, and you afflict me, even the whole nation of you. Catholic Public Domain Version And you have been cursed with privation, and you greatly afflict me, even your entire people. New American Bible You are indeed accursed, for you, the whole nation, rob me. New Revised Standard Version You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me—the whole nation of you! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou are cursed with curses, and yet you defraud me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In a curse you are cursed and you are cheating me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ye are cursed with the curse, Yet ye rob Me, Even this whole nation. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye do surely look off from me, and ye insult me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Robbing God…8Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9You are cursed with a curse, yet you— the whole nation— are still robbing Me. 10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15-19 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... Nehemiah 13:10-12 I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. / So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, / and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms. Haggai 1:6-11 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways. / Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. ... Leviticus 26:14-20 If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ... 2 Chronicles 24:18-20 They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. / Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. / Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” Amos 4:6-9 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Hebrews 7:5-6 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. / But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. Romans 2:22 You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? James 5:1-5 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... Acts 5:1-11 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ... Treasury of Scripture You are cursed with a curse: for you have robbed me, even this whole nation. Malachi 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Deuteronomy 28:15-19 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … Joshua 7:12,13 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you… Jump to Previous Curse Cursed Deceiving Kept Nation Rob Robbed Robbing WholeJump to Next Curse Cursed Deceiving Kept Nation Rob Robbed Robbing WholeMalachi 3 1. Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.7. Of the rebellion, 8. sacrilege, 13. and infidelity of the people. 16. The promise of blessing to those who fear God. You are cursed with a curse This phrase begins with a stark declaration of consequence. The Hebrew word for "cursed" is "ʾārûr," which conveys a state of being under divine disfavor. In the context of Malachi, this curse is not merely a passive state but an active judgment from God due to the people's disobedience. Historically, the Israelites were familiar with the concept of blessings and curses as outlined in Deuteronomy 28, where obedience to God's commandments brought blessings, and disobedience brought curses. This phrase serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where faithfulness was expected and unfaithfulness had serious repercussions. your whole nation because you are robbing Me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Youאַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are cursed נֵֽאָרִ֔ים (nê·’ā·rîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 779: To execrate with a curse, בַּמְּאֵרָה֙ (bam·mə·’ê·rāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3994: An execration yet you— אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you the whole כֻּלּֽוֹ׃ (kul·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every nation— הַגּ֖וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts are still robbing Me. קֹבְעִ֑ים (qō·ḇə·‘îm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6906: To cover, defraud Links Malachi 3:9 NIVMalachi 3:9 NLT Malachi 3:9 ESV Malachi 3:9 NASB Malachi 3:9 KJV Malachi 3:9 BibleApps.com Malachi 3:9 Biblia Paralela Malachi 3:9 Chinese Bible Malachi 3:9 French Bible Malachi 3:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Malachi 3:9 You are cursed with the curse (Malachi Mal Ml) |