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href="/bsb/malachi/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/malachi/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/malachi/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/malachi/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/malachi/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/malachi/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the LORD, As in the days of old, As in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old, and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD, as in the days of old and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh as in the ancient days and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in ancient years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The offerings from Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the past, as in years long ago.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the offering to the LORD by Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable as it was in the past, even as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in former times and years past. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh as in the days of old and as in ancient years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the present of Judah and Jerusalem has been sweet to YHWH, "" As in days of old, and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem was pleasant to Jehovah, as the days of old and as the former years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the sacrifice of Juda and of Jerusalem shall please the Lord, as in the days of old, and in the ancient years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in ancient days, as in years gone by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old and as in former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the offering of Judea and of Jerusalem will delight LORD JEHOVAH as the days of old and like the years of former time<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Be pleasant unto the LORD, As in the days of old, And as in ancient years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/malachi/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sacrifice of Juda and Jerusalem shall be pleasing to the Lord, according to the former days, and according to the former years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=491" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/malachi/3.htm">The Coming Day of Judgment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And 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. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥaṯ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">Then the offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: wî·rū·šā·lim (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">and Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6149.htm" title="6149: wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be sweet or pleasing. A primitive root; to be agreeable.">will please</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kî·mê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as in days</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">of old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḵə·šā·nîm (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and years</a> <a href="/hebrew/6931.htm" title="6931: qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Former, eastern. Or qadmoniy; from qadmown; anterior or oriental.">gone by.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Jeremiah 33:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Psalm 51:19</a></span><br />Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40-41</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-13</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Hosea 14:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-39.htm">Nehemiah 10:39</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.</p><p class="hdg">the offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-26.htm">Isaiah 1:26,27</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></b></br> Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices <i>shall be</i> accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18-20</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-26.htm">1 Chronicles 15:26</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-1.htm">1 Chronicles 16:1-3</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">former.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Former</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-11.htm">Past</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Present</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Sweet</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-19.htm">Acceptable</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Former</a> <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Past</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/matthew/11-26.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/matthew/5-24.htm">Present</a> <a href="/mark/16-1.htm">Sweet</a><div class="vheading2">Malachi 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Of the rebellion,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">sacrilege,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">and infidelity of the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">The promise of blessing to those who fear God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, these offerings were central to the worship practices in the temple, which was located in Jerusalem. The mention of both Judah and Jerusalem emphasizes the collective responsibility and participation of the entire community in worship. The offerings symbolize the people's devotion and obedience to God, and their restoration signifies a return to proper worship practices. This restoration is often seen as a result of purification and repentance, aligning with the prophetic call for renewal and faithfulness.<p><b>will please the LORD</b><br>The idea of offerings pleasing the LORD suggests a return to genuine worship and righteousness. In the context of Malachi, the prophet criticizes the priests and people for their insincere and corrupt practices. The pleasing offerings indicate a transformation where the people's hearts and actions align with God's standards. This phrase echoes the biblical theme that God desires obedience and sincerity over mere ritual (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>). It also points to a future time when worship will be restored to its intended purity and purpose.<p><b>as in days of old and years gone by</b><br>This phrase evokes a longing for a return to the faithful worship practices of Israel's past. It suggests a time when the people were more aligned with God's covenant and their offerings were made with sincerity and devotion. Historically, this could refer to periods such as the reigns of David and Solomon, when the temple worship was established and the nation was united in its devotion to God. The phrase also carries a prophetic hope for a future restoration, where the community's relationship with God is renewed and strengthened. This longing for a return to former glory is a common theme in the prophetic literature, pointing to a messianic age of renewal and peace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a></b><br>The last prophet in the Old Testament, whose name means "my messenger." He delivered God's message to the Israelites, calling them to repentance and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, representing the southern kingdom. It is significant in biblical history as the tribe from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ descended.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, where sacrifices and offerings were made to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/offerings.htm">Offerings</a></b><br>Refers to the sacrifices and gifts presented to God as acts of worship and atonement, which were central to the religious life of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the focus of worship and the one who desires sincere offerings from His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_of_true_worship.htm">Restoration of True Worship</a></b><br><a href="/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4</a> speaks to the restoration of worship that is pleasing to God. True worship involves sincerity and obedience, not just ritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_faithfulness.htm">Historical Faithfulness</a></b><br>The reference to "days of old" reminds us of the faithfulness of past generations. We are called to learn from their devotion and apply it to our lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_over_ritual.htm">Heart Over Ritual</a></b><br>God desires offerings that come from a heart of repentance and faith. Our worship should be genuine and reflect our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_perfect_offering.htm">Christ as the Perfect Offering</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of the sacrificial system. Our offerings are now spiritual, rooted in His perfect sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The mention of Judah and Jerusalem highlights the communal aspect of worship. As believers, we are called to gather and offer collective praise to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_lamentations_3_historically_accurate.htm">Does Lamentations 3 truly reflect historical events, or is there a lack of archaeological evidence to support such profound devastation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_josiah's_passover_scale_plausible.htm">Is the reported scale of Josiah's Passover celebration (2 Kings 23:21-23) historically plausible, given scant external corroboration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_7_5-6's_doom_match_history.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-6 predicts a doom that is 'unique' and 'coming'--were there any historical events matching this prophecy, and if not, does that undermine its credibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ignore_god's_house_for_luxury.htm">Why neglect God's house while living in luxury?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Days of old . . . former years.</span>--Perhaps, if we must define the period, from the time of Moses to the first year of the reign of Solomon. But we cannot be certain on this point. It seems to be one of the characteristics of Malachi to be somewhat of a <span class= "ital">laudator temporis acti.</span> (Comp. <a href="/context/malachi/2-5.htm" title="My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me, and was afraid before my name.">Malachi 2:5-7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The offering of Judah and Jerusalem.</span> When the purification has taken place, and the priests offer pure worship, then the sacrifices of the whole nation will be acceptable. Judah and Jerusalem represent the kingdom of the Messiah; for salvation is of the Jews, and the gospel was first preached at Jerusalem. <span class="cmt_word">As in former</span> (<span class="accented">ancient</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>years</span>. As in the days of Moses, David, and Solomon, or still earlier in the case of Abel, noah, Abraham, and the patriarchs. (See the account of the ideal priesthood, ch. 2:5, etc.) The prophet does not necessarily expect that the Mosaic ritual is to last forever and to be maintained throughout the world, but he employs the terms with which the Jewish people were conversant to express the worship of the new covenant (comp. <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a>, and note there). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will please</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָֽרְבָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6149.htm">Strong's 6149: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sweet or pleasing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as in days</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּימֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of old</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and years</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְשָׁנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gone by.</span><br /><span class="heb">קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6931.htm">Strong's 6931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anterior, oriental</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/3-4.htm">Malachi 3:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/3-4.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 3:4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/3-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 3:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 3:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>