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Malachi 3:1 KJV
Malachi · chapter 3 · verse 1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.Malachi 3:1 · King James Version
Malachi 3:1 in context
1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
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Key words (Strong's)
- messengermălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- suddenlypithʼôwminstantlyH6597 →
- preparepânâhto turnH6437 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- templehêykâla large public building, such as a palace or templeH1964 →
- sendshâlachto send away, for, or outH7971 →
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The first words of this chapter seem a direct answer to the profane atheistical demand of the scoffers of those days which closed the foregoing chapter: Where is the God of judgment? To which it is readily answered, "Here he is; he is just at the door; the long-expected Messiah is ready to appear;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6