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Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/malachi/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/malachi/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/malachi/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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, saith the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of hosts;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruit of your ground; nor will the vine in the field prove fruitless to you,” says the LORD of armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,&#8221 says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it may not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast <i>its grapes</i>,” says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I will rebuke the devourer for you so that it will not corrupt the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field fail to bear,” says Yahweh of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I will rebuke the devourer (insects, plague) for your sake and he will not destroy the fruits of the ground, nor will your vine in the field drop <i>its grapes</i> [before harvest],” says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,&#8221 says the LORD of Hosts. &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will also stop locusts from destroying your crops and keeping your vineyards from producing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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, saith the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then, for your sake, I will stop insects from eating [your crops]. They will not destroy the produce of your land. The vines in your fields will not lose their unripened grapes," says the LORD of Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will not let insects destroy your crops, and your grapevines will be loaded with grapes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And I'll prevent the devourer from harming you, so that he does not destroy the crops of your land. Nor will the vines in your fields drop their fruit," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I will stop the plague from ruining your crops, and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest," says the LORD who rules over all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field," says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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, saith the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says Yahweh of Armies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have pushed against the consumer for you, "" And He does not destroy the fruit of your ground, "" Nor does the vine in the field miscarry to you,” said YHWH of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I rebuked upon the eater for you, and he shall not corrupt for you the fruit of the earth; and the vine in the field shall not be barren to you, says Jehovah of armies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he shall not spoil the fruit of your land: neither shall the vine in the field be barren, saith the Lord of hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he will not corrupt the fruit of your land. Neither will the vine in the field be barren, says the Lord of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will rebuke the locust for you so that it will not destroy your crops, And the vine in the field will not be barren, says the LORD of hosts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will rebuke the locust for you, so that it will not destroy the produce of your soil; and your vine in the field shall not be barren, says the LORD of hosts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will rebuke the devourer, so that it shall not destroy the fruits of the land; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, says the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall rebuke against the devouring worm that it will not destroy the fruit of the land, and it will not destroy for you even one vine in the land, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will rebuke the devourer for your good, And he shall not destroy the fruits of your land; Neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, Saith the LORD of hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/malachi/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will appoint food for you, and I will not destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field shall not fail, saith the Lord Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/3-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=584" 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">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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1605.htm" title="1605: wə·ḡā·‘ar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To rebuke. A primitive root; to chide.">I will rebuke</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: bā·’ō·ḵêl (Prep-b, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">the devourer</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that it will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: yaš·ḥiṯ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pə·rî (N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">the fruits</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of your land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1612.htm" title="1612: hag·ge·p̄en (Art:: N-cs) -- A vine. From an unused root meaning to bend; a vine, especially the grape.">and the vine</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in your field</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm" title="7921: ṯə·šak·kêl (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To be bereaved. A primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. Suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave.">fail to produce fruit,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (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/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” 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="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4-5</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-8.htm">Deuteronomy 28:8</a></span><br />The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Leviticus 26:4</a></span><br />I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-19.htm">Haggai 2:19</a></span><br />Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”<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="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a></span><br />“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21-22</a></span><br />When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done. / As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Psalm 67:6</a></span><br />The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">2 Corinthians 9:10</a></span><br />Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Matthew 13:23</a></span><br />But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">rebuke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Joel 2:20</a></b></br> But I will remove far off from you the northern <i>army</i>, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a></b></br> I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured <i>them</i>: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Amos 7:1-3</a></b></br> Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, <i>it was</i> the latter growth after the king's mowings… </p><p class="hdg">destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></b></br> That I will give <i>you</i> the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Jeremiah 8:13</a></b></br> I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: <i>there shall be</i> no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and <i>the things that</i> I have given them shall pass away from them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Joel 1:7,12</a></b></br> He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast <i>it</i> away; the branches thereof are made white… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Account</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-13.htm">Devourer</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/micah/2-6.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Field</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/malachi/1-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Good</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/hosea/9-14.htm">Miscarry</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Vines</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Account</a> <a href="/malachi/3-12.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/malachi/3-12.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-13.htm">Devourer</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Devouring</a> <a href="/matthew/13-4.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/matthew/16-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Field</a> <a href="/matthew/9-38.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Fruits</a> <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/malachi/3-12.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/revelation/9-3.htm">Locusts</a> <a href="/exodus/23-26.htm">Miscarry</a> <a href="/matthew/3-14.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/mark/6-26.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/26-29.htm">Vine</a> <a href="/luke/20-10.htm">Vines</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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In the context of Malachi, this is a divine promise of protection and intervention. The "devourer" is often understood as pests or locusts that would consume crops, a common threat in ancient agrarian societies. This promise reflects God's sovereignty and His active role in safeguarding His people's livelihood. Historically, the Israelites were heavily dependent on agriculture, and divine intervention in protecting their crops would have been seen as a direct blessing from God. This phrase assures believers of God's power to protect and provide, emphasizing His role as a guardian against forces that threaten their sustenance.<p><b>so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land</b><br />The "fruits of your land" refers to the produce that results from the labor and cultivation of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "destroy" is "שָׁחַת" (shachat), which means to ruin or corrupt. This part of the verse underscores the importance of agricultural success for the community's survival and prosperity. In a broader spiritual sense, it symbolizes the fruits of one's labor and the blessings that come from obedience to God. The assurance that these fruits will not be destroyed is a promise of stability and prosperity, contingent upon the people's faithfulness to God's commands.<p><b>and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit</b><br />The "vine" is a significant symbol in the Bible, often representing abundance, blessing, and the nation of Israel itself. The Hebrew word for "fail" is "שָׁכַל" (shakal), which means to miscarry or to be bereaved. This phrase promises that the vine, a critical source of sustenance and economic stability, will not be barren. In the historical context, vineyards were a vital part of the economy and culture, and their failure would have dire consequences. Spiritually, this assurance can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual fruitfulness and the blessings that come from living in accordance with God's will. It highlights God's provision and the faithfulness He expects from His people.<p><b>says the LORD of Hosts</b><br />The title "LORD of Hosts" is "יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת" (YHWH Tzevaot) in Hebrew, emphasizing God's supreme authority and command over the heavenly armies. This title is used to convey God's omnipotence and His ability to execute His will on earth. It reassures the faithful that the promises made are backed by the full power and authority of God Himself. In the context of Malachi, it serves as a reminder of God's covenant relationship with Israel and His commitment to protect and bless those who are obedient to Him. This title inspires confidence and trust in God's promises, reinforcing the message that He is both willing and able to fulfill His word.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">For your sakes.</span>--The same word as in <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm" title="Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.">Malachi 2:3</a> : here in a good sense, there in a bad.<p><span class= "bld">The devourer</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the locust, &c.<p><span class= "bld">Rebuke.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">corrupt.</span> The same word is used as in <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm" title="Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.">Malachi 2:3</a>, but in a different construction. (With this verse comp. <a href="/context/haggai/1-6.htm" title="You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.">Haggai 1:6-11</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The devourer.</span> The locust (see Introduction to Joel, § 1.). God would not only give a fruitful season, so that the crops sprang up well, but would guard them from everything that could injure them before they were gathered in. Septuagint, <span class="greek">διαστελῶ</span> <span class="greek">ὑμῖν εἰς βρῶσιν</span>, which perhaps means, as Schleusner thinks, "I will give a charge unto consumption for your good," though Jerome renders, "dividam vobis cibos." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/3-11.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">I will rebuke</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגָעַרְתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡā·‘ar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1605.htm">Strong's 1605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rebuke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the devourer</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽאֹכֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that it will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׁחִ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·ḥiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fruits</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲדָמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the vine</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hag·ge·p̄en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1612.htm">Strong's 1612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vine, the grape</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your field</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fail to produce fruit,”</span><br /><span class="heb">תְשַׁכֵּ֨ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·šak·kêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7921.htm">Strong's 7921: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">of Hosts.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָאֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 3:11 I will rebuke the devourer for your (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 3:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/3-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 3:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:12" /></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>