Malachi 1:9

1:9 But now plead for God’s favor ¹  that he might be gracious to us. ²  “With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?” asks the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 3:16

3:16 Then those who respected ³  the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. ⁴  A scroll ⁵  was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

[1:9]  ¹ tn Heb “seek the face of God.”

[1:9]  ² tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunction indicates purpose (cf. NASB, NRSV).

[3:16]  ³ tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”

[3:16]  ⁵ sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the Lord keeps an ongoing record of the names of all the redeemed (see Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Rev 20:12-15).