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So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/malachi/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/malachi/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/malachi/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/malachi/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I <i>am</i> the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For I <i>am</i> the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For I, Yahweh, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For I am the LORD, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because I, the LORD, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because I, Yahweh, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Descendants of Jacob, I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I never change. That's why you haven't been wiped out, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I the LORD change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I, the LORD, never change. That is why you descendants of Jacob haven't been destroyed yet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am the LORD, and I do not change. And so you, the descendants of Jacob, are not yet completely lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Because I the LORD don't change; therefore you children of Jacob aren't destroyed."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Since, I, the LORD, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For I, Yahweh, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“For I, YHWH, have not changed, "" And you, the sons of Jacob, "" You have not been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I am Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I am Jehovah, I changed not; and ye the sons of Jacob were not finished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I am the Lord, and I change not: and you the sons of Jacob are not consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I am the Lord, and I do not change. And you, the sons of Jacob, have not been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For I, the LORD, do not change, and you, sons of Jacob, do not cease to be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I am the LORD, I change not; but you sons of Jacob have not departed from your iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I AM LORD JEHOVAH and I have not changed, and you sons of Yaqob have not passed from your evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I the LORD change not; And ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/malachi/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I am the Lord your God, and I am not changed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/3-6.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=524" 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">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8138.htm" title="8138: šā·nî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To repeat, do again. A primitive root; to fold, i.e. Duplicate; by implication, to transmute.">change,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ḵə·lî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">been destroyed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’…<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="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a></span><br />Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-27.htm">Psalm 102:27</a></span><br />But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9-10</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a></span><br />Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a></span><br />The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a></span><br />Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a></span><br />God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-8.htm">Revelation 1:8</a></span><br />“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></span><br />For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a></span><br />Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.</p><p class="hdg">I am.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7,18</a></b></br> And he said unto him, I <i>am</i> the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a></b></br> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only <i>son</i>:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14,15</a></b></br> And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you… </p><p class="hdg">I change not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a></b></br> And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he <i>is</i> not a man, that he should repent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26</a></b></br> They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:</p><p class="hdg">therefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38,57</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Psalm 103:17</a></b></br> But the mercy of the LORD <i>is</i> from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">Psalm 105:7-10</a></b></br> He <i>is</i> the LORD our God: his judgments <i>are</i> in all the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">Change</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-4.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Unchanged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Change</a> <a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-15.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-8.htm">Unchanged</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>Because I, the LORD, do not change</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the immutability of God, a central attribute in biblical theology. God's unchanging nature is a source of comfort and assurance for believers, as it means His promises and character remain constant. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>, which speaks of God as having "no variation or shadow due to change." The immutability of God is foundational to understanding His faithfulness and reliability throughout the biblical narrative.<p><b>you descendants of Jacob</b><br>The reference to "descendants of Jacob" highlights the covenant relationship between God and the people of Israel. Jacob, later named Israel, is the patriarch from whom the twelve tribes of Israel descended. This phrase connects the audience directly to their ancestral heritage and the promises made to the patriarchs, such as those found in <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>. It serves as a reminder of their identity as God's chosen people and the responsibilities that come with it.<p><b>have not been destroyed</b><br>This phrase underscores God's mercy and faithfulness despite Israel's repeated disobedience. Throughout history, the Israelites faced numerous threats and challenges, yet they were preserved by God's grace. This preservation is a testament to God's covenantal promises, as seen in passages like <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, which speak of God's mercies being new every morning. The survival of the descendants of Jacob is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants, ensuring that His plan for redemption through Israel would continue.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is unchanging in His nature and promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_jacob.htm">Sons of Jacob</a></b><br>Refers to the descendants of Jacob, the Israelites, who are recipients of God's covenant promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to the Israelites, calling them to faithfulness and repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, often straying from His commands but preserved by His unchanging nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The binding agreement between God and Israel, highlighting God's faithfulness despite Israel's unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>God's immutability is a source of comfort and assurance. His promises and character remain constant, providing a foundation for our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite human failure, God's commitment to His covenant remains steadfast. This calls us to trust in His promises and respond with faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_patience_and_mercy.htm">Divine Patience and Mercy</a></b><br>The preservation of the "sons of Jacob" highlights God's patience and mercy. We are called to repentance, knowing that His mercy is available.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_promises.htm">Security in God's Promises</a></b><br>Our security lies not in our own strength but in God's unchanging nature. We can rely on His promises even when circumstances change.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing God's unchanging nature should lead us to repentance and a renewed commitment to live according to His will.<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/are_the_old_and_new_testament_gods_different.htm">Is the Old Testament God different from the New Testament God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_experience_sadness_and_cry.htm">Can God experience sadness and cry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus'_incarnation_change_god.htm">Does Jesus' incarnation violate God's immutability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_situational_ethics.htm">Is situational ethics supported by 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>(6) <span class= "bld">For I am the Lord, I change not.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">For I Jehovah change not.</span> Because it is the Eternal's unchangeable will that the sons of Jacob, His chosen people, should not perish as a nation, He will purify them by the eradication of the wicked among them, that the remnant (the superior part; see Note on <a href="/malachi/2-15.htm" title="And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.">Malachi 2:15</a>) may return to their allegiance. (Comp. Romans 11) Ewald renders the words: <span class= "ital">For I, the LORD, have not changed: hut ye sons of Jacob, have ye not altered</span>? But the last verb does not mean "to alter;" and, moreover, the former translation is exactly in accordance with the wording of the prayer in <a href="/context/ezra/9-14.htm" title="Should we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? would not you be angry with us till you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?">Ezra 9:14-15</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For I am the Lord, I change not;</span> or, <span class="accented">Jehovah, I change not</span>. This is to show that God performs his promises, and effectually disposes of the allegation in <a href="/malachi/2-17.htm">Malachi 2:17</a>, that he put no difference between the evil and the good. The great principles of right and wrong never alter; they are as everlasting as he who gave them. God here speaks of himself by his covenant name, which expresses his eternal independent being, "the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning" (<a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.</span> Because God's eternal purpose stands good, and his "gifts and calling are without repentance" (<a href="/romans/11-29.htm">Romans 11:29</a>), therefore the Israelites are indeed chastised and corrected, but not wholly consumed; they have a place and a nation, and the great promises made to their foregathers will all be fulfilled in due time (<a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a>; <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a>). He calls them "sons of Jacob," to remind them of the covenant made with their great ancestor, which was the portion of all true Israelites (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Jeremiah 33:20, 21</a>). Orelli would read, "Ye have not made an end," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of your sins; so virtually the Septuagint, which joins this clause to the following verse. But the present text is most probably correct. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/3-6.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">“Because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">change,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֑יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8138.htm">Strong's 8138: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fold, duplicate, to transmute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">been destroyed.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְלִיתֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·lî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 3:6 For I Yahweh don't change (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 3:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/3-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 3:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 3:7" /></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>