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href="/kjv/malachi/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye <i>are</i> cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, <i>even</i> this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, <i>Even</i> this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation <i>of you!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation <i>of you!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation <i>of you</i>!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, this whole nation!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's why your whole nation is under a curse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So a curse is on you because the whole nation is cheating me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A curse is on all of you because the whole nation is cheating me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are cursed under the curse—the entire nation—because you are robbing me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, yet you?the whole nation?are still robbing Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are bound for judgment because you are robbing me--this whole nation is guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse! And you are deceiving Me—this nation—all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving -- this nation -- all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye are cursed with a curse: and ye defrauded me, the nation all of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you are cursed with want, and you afflict me, even the whole nation of you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you have been cursed with privation, and you greatly afflict me, even your entire people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You are indeed accursed, for you, the whole nation, rob me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me—the whole nation of you!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You are cursed with curses, and yet you defraud me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In a curse you are cursed and you are cheating me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye are cursed with the curse, Yet ye rob Me, Even this whole nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/malachi/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye do surely look off from me, and ye insult me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/3-9.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=560" 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">Robbing God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: nê·’ā·rîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">are cursed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·ṯî (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3994.htm" title="3994: bam·mə·’ê·rāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A curse. From 'arar; an execration.">with a curse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">yet you—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nation—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6906.htm" title="6906: qō·ḇə·‘îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Perhaps to rob. A primitive root; to cover, i.e. defraud.">are still robbing Me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.…<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="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-19</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Nehemiah 13:10-12</a></span><br />I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. / So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts, / and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6-11</a></span><br />You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.” / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways. / Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-20</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">2 Chronicles 24:18-20</a></span><br />They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs. / Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them, but they would not listen. / Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-9</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5-6</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. / But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-22.htm">Romans 2:22</a></span><br />You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-5</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You are cursed with a curse: for you have robbed me, even this whole nation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></b></br> If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay <i>it</i> to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay <i>it</i> to heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-19</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">Joshua 7:12,13</a></b></br> Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, <i>but</i> turned <i>their</i> backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Deceiving</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/haggai/2-14.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Rob</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Robbing</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/4-6.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Deceiving</a> <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Rob</a> <a href="/mark/9-17.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/luke/6-30.htm">Robbing</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Whole</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/malachi/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You are cursed with a curse</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine judgment upon the people. In the Old Testament, curses were often seen as consequences of disobedience to God's laws. The concept of a curse is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings were promised for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). The curse here is likely a reference to the economic hardships and agricultural failures that the Israelites were experiencing, as described earlier in Malachi. This reflects the covenantal principle that disobedience, particularly in matters of faithfulness and worship, leads to divine retribution.<p><b>yet you—the whole nation—</b><br>The emphasis on "the whole nation" underscores the collective responsibility of the Israelites. This is not an indictment of a few individuals but a national issue, indicating widespread disobedience. In the context of Malachi, the prophet addresses the post-exilic community in Judah, who had returned from Babylonian captivity. Despite their return and the rebuilding of the temple, the people had fallen into complacency and neglect of their covenantal obligations. This collective failure highlights the communal nature of Israel's relationship with God, where the actions of individuals impact the entire community.<p><b>are still robbing Me.</b><br>The accusation of "robbing" God refers specifically to the withholding of tithes and offerings, which were required by the Mosaic Law (<a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Leviticus 27:30-32</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">Numbers 18:21-24</a>). Tithes were a tenth of one's produce or income, dedicated to the support of the Levites and the temple service. By withholding these, the Israelites were not only failing in their duty to support the religious system but were also demonstrating a lack of trust in God's provision. This act of "robbing" God is a serious breach of covenant faithfulness, reflecting a deeper spiritual malaise. The call to bring the full tithe into the storehouse (<a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>) is a call to restore right relationship with God, which is a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers His message to the Israelites. His name means "my messenger" in Hebrew.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The nation of Israel, God's chosen people, who are being addressed in this passage for their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, addressing the Israelites about their failure to honor Him with their tithes and offerings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The place where tithes and offerings were to be brought, representing the center of worship and obedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_curse.htm">The Curse</a></b><br>A divine consequence for disobedience, specifically for withholding what belongs to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_curse.htm">Understanding the Curse</a></b><br>The curse mentioned is a direct result of disobedience. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of withholding from God what is rightfully His.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_giving.htm">The Heart of Giving</a></b><br>God desires a heart that willingly gives. The Israelites' failure to tithe reflects a deeper issue of the heart, which is a lack of trust and reverence for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>The phrase "the whole nation" indicates that the sin of withholding tithes was widespread. This highlights the importance of community accountability in faith practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the curse, God remains faithful and offers a path to restoration. This passage invites reflection on God's unchanging nature and His desire for His people to return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_obedience.htm">Practical Obedience</a></b><br>The call to bring tithes into the storehouse is a practical step of obedience that reflects trust in God's provision and sovereignty.<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_it_possible_for_a_man_to_rob_god.htm">Is it possible for a man to rob God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_calamities_from_neglected_tithes.htm">If Numbers 18:30-32 implies divine favor for faithful tithers, is there historical or archaeological evidence of widespread calamities resulting from neglected tithes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_3_3_imply_a_day_is_'cursed'.htm">How can Job 3:3 imply that a specific calendar day could be 'cursed,' and what would that logically accomplish?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_2_23_challenge_god's_promises.htm">Do the changing names and statuses in Hosea 2:23 ('not my people' becoming 'my people') cast doubt on the immutability of God's promises elsewhere in the Bible?</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>(9) Comp. <a href="/malachi/2-2.htm" title="If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, said the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings: yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart.">Malachi 2:2</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm" title="And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, said the LORD of hosts.">Malachi 3:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye are cursed with a</span> (<span class="accented">the</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>curse</span>. The effect of the curse was scarcity and barrenness, as we see from vers. 10-12 (comp. <a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a>; <a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a>). The Vulgate assumes the result: <span class="accented">In penuria vos maledicti estis.</span> The next clause given the reason of the curse. <span class="cmt_word">This whole nation</span>. Not individuals only, but the whole nation (he does not any longer call them God's people) were implicated in this sin. The LXX., reading differently, has, "The year is ended, and ye have brought," etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/3-9.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">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are cursed</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵֽאָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(nê·’ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a curse,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמְּאֵרָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mə·’ê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3994.htm">Strong's 3994: </a> </span><span class="str2">An execration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet you—</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nation—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּ֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are still robbing Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹבְעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḇə·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6906.htm">Strong's 6906: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, defraud</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/3-9.htm">Malachi 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/3-9.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 3:9 You are cursed with the curse (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:10" /></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>