TheWay BibleMalachi KJV
Old Testament · 4 chapters · 55 verses · about 9 minutes to read
Malachi answers a people who have grown cynical about worship, tithing, and marriage, in a series of questions and replies. It ends the Old Testament looking forward to a messenger who will prepare the way.
Author: MalachiTraditionally dated about 430 BCTheme: the last word before the silence
Chapters
Outline of Malachi
Key verses
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Well-known verses in Malachi
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
How long Malachi is
Chapters: 4Verses: 55Words: about 1,781Read in: about 9 minutesLongest chapter: Malachi 3 (18 verses)
Malachi is the 39th book of the Bible and the 39th of the Old Testament, between Zechariah and Matthew. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Malachi?
Malachi.
When was Malachi written?
It is traditionally dated about 430 BC.
What is the book of Malachi about?
Malachi answers a people who have grown cynical about worship, tithing, and marriage, in a series of questions and replies. It ends the Old Testament looking forward to a messenger who will prepare the way.
How long is Malachi?
Malachi has 4 chapters and 55 verses in the King James Version — about 1,781 words.
How long does it take to read Malachi?
about 9 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Malachi?
4.
How many verses are in Malachi?
55.
What is the longest chapter in Malachi?
Malachi 3, with 18 verses. The shortest is Malachi 4, with 6.
Where is Malachi in the Bible?
Malachi is the 39th book of the Bible and the 39th of the Old Testament, between Zechariah and Matthew.
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