Malachi 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.”

Malachi 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Malachi 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Malachi 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, is coming!” says Yahweh of Armies.”

Malachi 3:1 — World English Bible

Malachi 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.”

Malachi 3:1 — American Standard Version

Malachi 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.”

Malachi 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Malachi 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.”

Malachi 3:1 — Darby Translation

Malachi 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Malachi 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Malachi 3:1 in Context — Malachi 3

1 Eis que eu enviarei o meu mensageiro, que preparará o caminho adiante de mim; e de repente virá a seu templo o Senhor a quem vós buscais, o mensageiro do pacto a quem vós desejais. Eis que ele vem,diz o SENHOR dos exércitos.

2 Mas quem poderá suportar o dia de sua vinda? Quem conseguirá ficar de pé quando ele aparecer? Porque ele será como fogo do ourives, e como o sabão de lavandeiros.

3 E ele se sentará como refinador e purificador da prata; pois ele limpará os filhos de Levi, e os refinará como o ouro e como a prata; então trarão ao SENHOR oferta com justiça.

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What Does Malachi 3:1 Mean?

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