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Malachi 3:1

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¶ 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.

Behold, I will send {H7971} my messenger {H4397}, and he shall prepare {H6437} the way {H1870} before {H6440} me: and the Lord {H113}, whom ye seek {H1245}, shall suddenly {H6597} come {H935} to his temple {H1964}, even the messenger {H4397} of the covenant {H1285}, whom ye delight {H2655} in: behold, he shall come {H935}, saith {H559} the LORD {H3068} of hosts {H6635}.

"Look! I am sending my messenger to clear the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Yes, the messenger of the covenant, in whom you take such delight - look! Here he comes," says ADONAI-Tzva'ot.

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

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Cross-References

  • Malachi 4:5 (19 votes)

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

  • Luke 1:76 (16 votes)

    And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

  • Mark 1:2 (11 votes)

    As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:3 (11 votes)

    The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Isaiah 63:9 (11 votes)

    In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  • Acts 19:4 (9 votes)

    Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

  • Malachi 2:7 (8 votes)

    For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.