Malachi 4:4

Restoration through the Lord

4:4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb ¹  I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey. ² 

Malachi 2:17

Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit

2:17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” Because you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord’s opinion, ³  and he delights in them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”

Malachi 3:5

3:5 “I ⁴  will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, ⁵  and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, ⁶  who refuse to help ⁷  the immigrant ⁸  and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

[4:4]  ¹ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).

[4:4]  ² tn Heb “which I commanded him in Horeb concerning all Israel, statutes and ordinances.”

[2:17]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:5]  ⁵ tn The first person pronoun (a reference to the Lord) indicates that the Lord himself now speaks (see also v. 1). The prophet speaks in vv. 2-4 (see also 2:17).

[3:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “those who swear [oaths] falsely.” Cf. NIV “perjurers”; TEV “those who give false testimony”; NLT “liars.”

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and against the oppressors of the worker for a wage, [the] widow and orphan.”

[3:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “those who turn aside.”

[3:5]  ⁹ tn Or “resident foreigner”; NIV “aliens”; NRSV “the alien.”