Malachi 3:8-18 ▼

8 Will a man rob God? Yet you? have robbed Me. And you? say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In the tithe and the contribution.

9 With a curse you? are cursed, and you? are robbing Me—the nation—all of it.

10 Bring all the tithe into the house of treasure, that there may be food in My house. And test Me now in this,” says YHWH of Hosts, “If I will not open for you? the windows of the heavens and pour out for you? blessing until there is no space!

11 And I will rebuke for you? the devourer, and it will not destroy for you? the fruit of the ground, and the vine in the field will not be barren for you?,” says YHWH of Hosts.

12 “And all the nations will call you? blessed, for you? will be a land of delight,” says YHWH of Hosts.

13 “Your? words have been strong against Me,” says YHWH. “And you? say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

14 You? have said, ‘To serve God is futile! What gain is that we have kept His charge, that we have walked as mourners before the face of YHWH of Hosts?

15 And now we call blessed the arrogant. Also are raised up those doing wickedness; they even test God and escape.’”

16 Then those who feared YHWH spoke, each man with his neighbor. And YHWH listened and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those fearing YHWH, and for those esteeming His name.

17 “And they will be unto Me,” says YHWH of Hosts, “On the day when I am making a treasured possession; and I will have compassion on them, as when a man has compassion on his son, the one serving him.

18 And you? will return and see between the righteous one the wicked one, between the one serving God and between the one who does not serve Him.”