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 3:4

3:4 The offerings ²  of Judah and Jerusalem ³  will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.

Malachi 3:6

Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness

3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, ⁴  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 ⁵  a delightful land,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency

3:13 “You have criticized me sharply,” ⁶  says the Lord, “but you ask, ‘How have we criticized you?’

[1:5]  ¹ tn Or “Great is the Lord” (so NAB; similar NIV, NRSV).

[3:4]  ² tn Or “gift.”

[3:4]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:6]  ³ tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “will be” (so NAB, NRSV); TEV “your land will be a good place to live in.”

[3:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “your words are hard [or “strong”] against me”; cf. NIV “said harsh things against me”; TEV, NLT “said terrible things about me.”