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Malachi 3:17
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“They will be mine,” says the Lord of Armies, “my own possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make vp my iewels, and I wil spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serueth him.
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
"They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
"And they will be Mine," says the LORD of armies, "on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will have compassion for them just as a man has compassion for his own son who serves him."
The Lord All-Powerful says, "They belong to me; on that day they will be my very own. As a parent shows mercy to his child who serves him, I will show mercy to my people.
"They will be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "on that day when I publicly recognize them and openly declare them to be My own possession [that is, My very special treasure]. And I will have compassion on them and spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him."
And they shall be to me, sayeth the Lord of hostes, in that day that I shal do this, for a flocke, and I will spare them, as a man spareth his owne sonne that serueth him.
"They will be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him."
"And they will be Mine," says Yahweh of hosts, "on the day that I prepare My own treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him."
"They will be Mine," says the LORD of Hosts, "on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Then the Lord All-Powerful said: You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.
"They will be mine," says Adonai -Tzva'ot, "on the day when I compose my own special treasure. I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
The Lord said, "They belong to me. I will be kind to them. Parents are very kind to their children who obey them. In the same way I will be kind to my followers.
And they shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, on that day when I will assemble the people; and I will have pity on them as a man pities his own son who serves him.
"They will be my people," says the Lord Almighty. "On the day when I act, they will be my very own. I will be merciful to them as parents are merciful to the children who serve them.
"They will be mine," says Yahweh of hosts, "on the day that I am acting, my treasured possession. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.
And they shall be Mine, says Jehovah of Hosts, for the day that I will make up My treasure. And I will pity them as a man has pity on his son who serves him.
And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
They shall be mine," says the LORD of Hosts, "my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in the day that I do make, even Mine own treasure; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
And they shalbe to me, saith the Lorde of hoastes, in that day wherein I shall do [iudgement,] a stocke: and I wyl spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne which serueth him.
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord Almighty, in the day which I appoint for a peculiar possession; and I will make choice of them, as a man makes choice of his son that serves him.
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in the day that I do make, even a peculiar treasure; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
They shall be mine," says Yahweh of Hosts, "my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
And thei schulen be to me, seith the Lord of oostis, in the dai in which Y schal make, in to a special tresour; and Y schal spare hem, as a man sparith his sone seruynge to hym.
And they shall be mine, says Yahweh of hosts, [even] my own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
"They will belong to me," says the Lord who rules over all, "in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
"They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts,"On the day that I make them My jewels. [fn] And I will spare themAs a man spares his own son who serves him."
"They will be my people," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies. "On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.
"They will be Mine says the Lord of All, "on that day that I gather My special people. I will have loving-pity on them as a man has loving-pity on his own son who serves him."
They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as parents spare their children who serve them.
Therefore shall they be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in the day for which, I, am preparing treasure, - and I will deal tenderly with them, just as a man, dealeth tenderly, with his own son who is serving him.
And they shall be my special possession, saith the Lord of hosts, in the day that I do judgment: and I will spare them, as a man spareth his son that serveth him.
"They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing -- a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving him.
And in the daye that I wil make (saieth ye LORDE of hoostes) they shalbe myne owne possession: and I will fauoure them, like as a man fauoureth his owne sonne, that doth him seruyce.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they shall: Song of Solomon 2:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 32:38, Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 36:27, Ezekiel 36:28, Zechariah 13:9, John 10:27-30, John 17:9, John 17:10, John 17:24, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 3:23, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Corinthians 15:23, Galatians 5:24, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, Revelation 20:12-15
jewels: or, special treasure, Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:17, Deuteronomy 26:18, Psalms 135:4, Isaiah 62:3, Isaiah 62:4, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9
and I: Nehemiah 13:22, Psalms 103:8-13, Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 26:21, Jeremiah 31:20, Zephaniah 2:2, Matthew 25:34, Romans 8:32, 2 Corinthians 6:18, 1 John 3:1-3
son: Malachi 1:6, 1 Peter 1:13-16
Reciprocal: Genesis 7:23 - and Noah Genesis 33:2 - Rachel Genesis 48:5 - are mine Exodus 28:17 - thou shalt Numbers 8:14 - and the Levites 1 Samuel 25:29 - bound 2 Kings 22:18 - thus shall ye Psalms 16:3 - the excellent Psalms 103:13 - them Psalms 115:13 - He will bless Psalms 119:126 - to work Psalms 147:11 - taketh Proverbs 19:23 - fear Isaiah 25:8 - off Isaiah 43:1 - thou art mine Isaiah 43:4 - precious Isaiah 49:15 - a woman Ezekiel 5:11 - neither shall Matthew 7:22 - to me Acts 27:23 - whose Romans 8:19 - the manifestation 1 Corinthians 3:13 - the day 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - in that 2 Timothy 4:8 - at that Revelation 3:5 - confess
Cross-References
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
God said, "Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?"
"The serpent seduced me," she said, "and I ate."
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
The Man, known as Adam, named his wife Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts,.... That is, such as fear the Lord, and think of him, hereby they are known to be his; and hereafter, in the time referred to, it will be manifest that they are his: they are Christ's already by his Father's gift of them to him; by his own purchase; by the conquests of his grace; and by the voluntary surrender of themselves: but, in the last day, they will be claimed and owned by Christ before his Father and his holy angels; and they will be known to be his, by themselves and others; and there will be no doubt about it, or questioning of it:
in that day when I make up my jewels; Christ has some, who are his jewels, or peculiar treasure, as the word x here used signifies; who are loved with an everlasting love; chosen in him; redeemed by him; justified by his righteousness; have the graces of his Spirit in them: and will be glorified: they are a peculiar people, separate from all others, and preferred unto them; for whom Christ has the strongest affection, and takes special care of: and there is a time when he will make them up; the number of them is already complete in eternal election; and there was a gathering of them together in Christ at his death; at every conversion there is an addition to them, as his regenerated and sanctified ones; and at death they are received into heaven, into his presence and bosom; and at the last day there will be a collection of them all together. The words may be rendered, even "my jewels in the day that I shall make" y; or "the day I shall make peculiar": distinct from all others; meaning either the famous Gospel day, made by him the sun of righteousness, in which so many of his jewels are picked up, and brought in; or the day of Jerusalem's destruction, when Christ took care of his jewels, and by the preservation of them showed that they were his, even all that believed in him; so that not one perished that believed in him, when he took vengeance on his enemies, that disbelieved and rejected him. Kimchi refers this to the day of judgment.
And I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him; this is a favour not granted to the apostate angels; nor to the old world; nor to the Jewish nation; nor even to the Son of God; but is vouchsafed to his special people: the lives of these are spared, until they are called by grace; and though they are sometimes afflicted and chastised, it is very gently, and in love; their services are accepted, and the imperfections in them overlooked; their sins are pardoned, and they will find mercy at the great day of account; they are used in the most tender manner, not only as a son, an own son, but as an obedient one, for whom the greatest regard is had, and affection shown.
x ס××× "peculium", Munster, Pagninus, Vatablus, Tigurine version, Calvin, Drusius, Junius Tremellius. y ×××× ×שר ×× × ×¢×©× "illa die quam facio", so some in Vatablus "in diem quem ego facio peculium", Cocceius, Burkius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels - o the recurrence of the words, ×¢×©× ×× × ×שר ×××, Mal. 3:21. Hebrew (Malachi 4:3 in English), and the ס××× ×× ××××ת×Exo. 19:5; so that we have both phrases elsewhere. In Deuteronomy 7:6, there is the equivalent ××¢× ×× ××××ת ס×××, and the like, Deuteronomy 14:2; Psalms 135:4.) or perhaps better, âAnd they shall be to Me, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day which I make (or, in which I do this) a special treasure.â âIn the day of judgment, those who fear Me and believe and maintain My providence shall be to Me a special treasure, i. e., a people uniquely belonging and precious to Me, blessed in the vision and fruition of Me. For as in the old law, Israel was a special treasure a special people and inheritance of God, chosen out of all nations, so in the new law, Christians, and those who are righteous through grace, are the special treasure of God, and in heaven shall be His special treasure in glory, possessed by God and possessing God.â The âspecial treasure,â is something, much prized, made great store of, and guarded. Such are Christians, bought at a great price, even by the precious Blood of Christ; but much more evidently such shall they be, Malachi says, in all eternity, which that day of final retribution shall decide , âjoying in the participation of their Creator, by Whose eternity they are fixed, by Whose truth they are assured, by Whose gift they are holy.â
And I will spare them - It is a remarkable word, as used of those who should be to Him a âspecial treasure,â teaching that, not of their own merits, they shall be such, but by His great mercy. It stands in contrast with the doom of the wicked, whom that day shall sentence to everlasting less of God. Still, the saved also shall have needed the tender mercy of God, whereby He pardoned their misdeeds and had compassion upon them Psalms 130:3, âIf Thou, Lord, shalt lay up iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?â Among those whom God will spare on that day, will be countless, whom the self-righteous despised as sinners. âI will spare them, although formerly sinners; I will spare them, repenting, and serving Me with the service of a pious confession, as a man spareth his own son which served him.â For our Lord saith of the son, who refused to go work in his Fatherâs vineyard, and afterward repented and went, that he Matthew 21:31, âdid the will of his Father.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Malachi 3:17. They shall be mine — I will acknowledge them as my subjects and followers; in the day, especially, when I come to punish the wicked and reward the righteous.
When I make up my jewels — ס××× segullah, my peculium, my proper treasure; that which is a man's own, and most prized by him. Not jewels; for in no part of the Bible does the word mean a gem or precious stone of any kind. The interpretations frequently given of the word in this verse, comparing saints to jewels, are forced and false.
I will spare them — When I come to visit the wicked, I will take care of them. I will act towards them as a tender father would act towards his most loving and obedient son.
