Malachi 3:4

Translations

Modern

Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

Traditional

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

Literal

And the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to YHWH, as in the days of old, and as in years former.

Latin

Et placebit Domino sacrificium Juda et Jerusalem, sicut dies sæculi, et sicut anni antiqui.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

Notes

Malachi 2:17–3:5

Malachi's fourth message addresses the difference between God's justice and human justice (Malachi 2:17). This section sounds like a courtroom charge against Judah. It presents God’s formal accusation. Malachi condemns religious behavior that follows rules but lacks sincere devotion (see Malachi 3:14). This kind of worship goes against God’s justice. The prophet calls the people to honesty and to real concern for others in their community.

Events

Prophecies of Malachic. 442 BC

Related verses

2 Chronicles 7:1–3
When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Ezekiel 43:26–27
For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.
Jeremiah 30:18–20
This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
Ezekiel 20:40–41
For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.
1 Chronicles 16:1–3
So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
2 Chronicles 7:10–12
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
2 Chronicles 8:12–14
At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
Jeremiah 2:2–3
“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
Psalm 51:19
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
2 Chronicles 1:6
Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar at the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.

Parallels

Matthew 11:7–19 Luke 7:24–35

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

John the Baptist Malachi, Book of Tribe of Levi

Topics

Malachi: Fortells the Coming of the Messiah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Worship: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

Malachi 3:4

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