Malachi 1:5

1:5 Your eyes will see it, and then you will say, ‘May the Lord be magnified ¹  even beyond the border of Israel!’”

Malachi 3:6

Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness

3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, ²  you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

Malachi 3:12-13

3:12 “All nations will call you happy, for you indeed will live in ³  a delightful land,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency

3:13 “You have criticized me sharply,” ⁴  says the Lord, “but you ask, ‘How have we criticized you?’

¹ tn Or “Great is the Lord” (so NAB; similar NIV, NRSV).

² tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.

³ tn Heb “will be” (so NAB, NRSV); TEV “your land will be a good place to live in.”

⁴ tn Heb “your words are hard [or “strong”] against me”; cf. NIV “said harsh things against me”; TEV, NLT “said terrible things about me.”