Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years. New Living Translation Then once more the LORD will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past. English Standard Version Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. Berean Standard Bible Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by. King James Bible Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. New King James Version “Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the LORD, As in the days of old, As in former years. New American Standard Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old, and as in former years. NASB 1995 “Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. NASB 1977 “Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD, as in the days of old and as in former years. Legacy Standard Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh as in the ancient days and as in former years. Amplified Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in ancient years. Christian Standard Bible And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by. Holman Christian Standard Bible And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by.” American Standard Version Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Contemporary English Version and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past. English Revised Version Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. GOD'S WORD® Translation The offerings from Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the past, as in years long ago. Good News Translation Then the offerings which the people of Judah and Jerusalem bring to the LORD will be pleasing to him, as they used to be in the past. International Standard Version Then the offering to the LORD by Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable as it was in the past, even as in former years. Majority Standard Bible Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by. NET Bible The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in former times and years past. New Heart English Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. Webster's Bible Translation Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. World English Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh as in the days of old and as in ancient years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the present of Judah and Jerusalem has been sweet to YHWH, "" As in days of old, and as in former years. Young's Literal Translation And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years. Smith's Literal Translation And the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem was pleasant to Jehovah, as the days of old and as the former years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the sacrifice of Juda and of Jerusalem shall please the Lord, as in the days of old, and in the ancient years. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sacrifice of Judah and of Jerusalem will please the Lord, just as in the days of past generations, and as in the ancient years. New American Bible Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in ancient days, as in years gone by. New Revised Standard Version Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old and as in former years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the offering of Judea and of Jerusalem will delight LORD JEHOVAH as the days of old and like the years of former time OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Be pleasant unto the LORD, As in the days of old, And as in ancient years. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sacrifice of Juda and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, according to the former days, and according to the former years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Coming Day of Judgment…3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. 4Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by. 5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.… Cross References Jeremiah 33:11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD. Isaiah 56:7 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” Psalm 51:19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar. Ezekiel 20:40-41 For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. / When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations. Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Hebrews 13:15-16 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Isaiah 1:11-13 “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. Amos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ... Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Hosea 14:2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. 2 Chronicles 7:12-14 the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. / If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Nehemiah 10:39 For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.” Matthew 5:23-24 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. Mark 12:33 and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Treasury of Scripture Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. the offering. Isaiah 1:26,27 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city… Isaiah 56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Jeremiah 30:18-20 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof… as. 1 Chronicles 15:26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 1 Chronicles 16:1-3 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God… 1 Chronicles 21:26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. former. Jump to Previous Acceptable Ancient Former Jerusalem Judah Oblation Offering Offerings Past Pleasant Pleasing Present SweetJump to Next Acceptable Ancient Former Jerusalem Judah Oblation Offering Offerings Past Pleasant Pleasing Present SweetMalachi 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. Then The word "then" serves as a pivotal transition, indicating a future time when the conditions described in the preceding verses have been fulfilled. In the context of Malachi, this refers to the purification and refinement of the priests and the people, as described in Malachi 3:3. The Hebrew root for "then" (אָז, 'az) often signifies a consequential moment, suggesting a divine sequence where God's intervention leads to a restored relationship with His people. the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the offeringsמִנְחַ֥ת (min·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Jerusalem וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (wî·rū·šā·lim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel will please וְעָֽרְבָה֙ (wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6149: To be sweet or pleasing the LORD, לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel as in days כִּימֵ֣י (kî·mê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of old עוֹלָ֔ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always and years וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים (ū·ḵə·šā·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year gone by. קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃ (qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 6931: Anterior, oriental Links Malachi 3:4 NIVMalachi 3:4 NLT Malachi 3:4 ESV Malachi 3:4 NASB Malachi 3:4 KJV Malachi 3:4 BibleApps.com Malachi 3:4 Biblia Paralela Malachi 3:4 Chinese Bible Malachi 3:4 French Bible Malachi 3:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Malachi 3:4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem (Malachi Mal Ml) |
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