Malachi 2:17-3:6

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17 You have ^awearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “^bEveryone who does evil is good in the sight of Yahweh, and He ^cdelights in them,” or, “^dWhere is the God of ^ejustice?”

The Messenger and the Lord

“^aBehold, I am going to send ^bMy ¹messenger, and he will ²^cprepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; ³and the ¹^dmessenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says Yahweh of hosts. 2 “But who can ^aendure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a ^bsmelter’s fire and like ¹fullers’ soap. 3 And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will ^apurify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may ^bpresent to Yahweh ¹offerings in righteousness. 4 Then the ¹offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be ^apleasing to Yahweh as in the ^bancient days and as in former years.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^asorcerers and against the ^badulterers and against those who ^cswear falsely and against those who oppress the ^dwage earner in his wages, the ^ewidow and the ¹orphan, and those who turn aside the ^fsojourner and do not ²fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts. 6 “For ¹I, Yahweh, ^ado not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, ²are not consumed.