Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“See, I am going to send My messenger,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
"Watch out! I'm sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly, the LORD you are looking for will come to his Temple. He is the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Watch out! He is coming!" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“Behold, I am going to send My
Bible in Basic English
See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
Darby Translation
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 Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold me sending my messenger, and he looked upon the way before my face: and suddenly Jehovah whom ye seek shall come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in: behold him coming, said Jehovah of armies.
King James 2000
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, says the LORD of hosts.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Look! I [am] going to send my messenger, and he will prepare [the] way {before me}. And the Lord whom you [are] seeking will come suddenly to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, [in] whom you [are] taking pleasure--look!--[he is] about to come," says Yahweh of hosts.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I will send My messenger, and He will clear the way before Me. And Jehovah, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Angel of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.
NET Bible
"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.
New Heart English Bible
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes." says the LORD of hosts.
The Emphasized Bible
Behold me! sending my messenger, who will prepare a way before me, - and, suddenly, shall come to his temple The Lord whom ye are seeking, even the messenger of the covenant in whom ye are delighting, Lo! he cometh! saith Yahweh of hosts.
Webster
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he will come, saith the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Themes
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the messenger of the covenant
The Covenant » Christ, the messenger of
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the messenger of the covenant
Jesus Christ » Names of » Messenger of the covenant
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
Malachi » Fortells the coming of the messiah
divine Messenger » John the baptist as » Called the "forerunner" of Christ
Names » Of Christ » Messenger of the covenant
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being preceded by john the baptist
Seeking God » Includes seeking » Christ
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:1
Prayers for Malachi 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment At The Lord's Coming
1 “See, I am going to send My messenger,
Phrases
Cross References
Malachi 4:5
Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet
Isaiah 63:9
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion;
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past.
Luke 1:76
a prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare His ways,
John 1:6-7
who was sent from God.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you
Isaiah 9:6
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor,
Eternal Father,
Genesis 48:15-16
Then he blessed Joseph and said:
the God who has been my shepherd
Exodus 23:20
“I am going to send an angel
Psalm 110:1
A Davidic psalm.
to my Lord:
“Sit at My right hand
until I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
Haggai 2:7-9
I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,”
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.
Matthew 3:1-3
In those days John the Baptist came,
Matthew 11:10-11
Matthew 17:10-13
So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Mark 1:2-3
As it is written in Isaiah
who will prepare Your way.
Luke 1:16-17
to the Lord their God.
Luke 2:11
Today a Savior,
Luke 2:21-32
When the eight days were completed for His circumcision,
Luke 2:38
At that very moment,
Luke 2:46
After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Luke 3:3-6
He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan,
Luke 7:19-20
and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are You the One
Luke 7:26-28
Luke 19:47
Every day He was teaching
John 1:15-23
“This was the One of whom I said,
‘The One coming after me
because He existed before me.’”)
John 1:33-34
I didn’t know Him, but He
John 2:14-16
In the temple complex
John 3:28-30
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,
Acts 7:38
He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors.
Acts 13:24-25
Before He came to public attention,
Acts 19:4
Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the One who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Isaiah 40:3-5
A voice of one crying out:
make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Hosea 12:3-5
and as an adult he wrestled with God.