Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And they were to me, said Jehovah of armies, for the day which I make wealth; and I spared for them as a man will spare for the son serving him.

New American Standard Bible

“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.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts, “a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.

International Standard Version

"They'll be mine," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "in the day when I prepare my treasured possession. I'll spare them, just as a man spares his own son who serves him.

A Conservative Version

And they shall be mine, says 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

“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.”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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.

King James 2000

And they shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"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.

Modern King James verseion

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And in the day that I will make, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, they shall be mine own possession: and I will favour them, like as a man favoureth his own son, that doth him service.

NET Bible

"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.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

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.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

They shall be mine," says Yahweh of Armies, "my own possession in the day that I make, and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

of hosts
צבאה צבא 
Tsaba' 
Usage: 483

in that day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

my jewels
סגלּה 
C@gullah 
Usage: 8

and I will spare
חמל 
Chamal 
Usage: 41

them, as a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

חמל 
Chamal 
Usage: 41

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

Devotionals

Devotionals about Malachi 3:17

References

Images Malachi 3:17

Context Readings

A Book Of Remembrance Is Written

16 Then they fearing Jehovah spake each to his neighbor, and Jehovah will attend and will hear, and write a book of remembrance before him for those fearing Jehovah, and for thinking upon his name. 17 And they were to me, said Jehovah of armies, for the day which I make wealth; and I spared for them as a man will spare for the son serving him. 18 And ye turned back and saw between the just to the unjust, and between him serving God and to him serving him not



Cross References

Exodus 19:5

And now if hearing, ye shall hear to my voice, and watch my covenant, and ye were to me wealth above all peoples, for to me is all the earth.

Deuteronomy 7:6

For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God: in thee Jehovah thy God chose to be to him a people of property from all the peoples which are upon the face of the earth.

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

Isaiah 62:3-4

And thou wert a crown of glory in the hand of Jehovah, and a tiara of royalty in the hand of thy God.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God, and Jehovah chose in thee to be to him for a people of acquisition above all people which are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:17-18

Thou saidst this day Jehovah to be to thee for God, and to go in his ways, and to watch his laws and his commands, and his judgments, and to hear to his voice.

Nehemiah 13:22

And saying to the Levites that they shall be purifying, and coming, watching the gates to consecrate the day of the Sabbath. Also this remember for me, O my God, and spare upon me according to the multitude of thy mercy.

Psalm 135:4

For Jah chose to himself Jacob; Israel for his property.

Isaiah 26:20-21

Go, my people, enter into thy apartments and shut thy doors about thee: hide thee as a little moment till the wrath shall pass by.

Jeremiah 31:33

For this the covenant that I will cut out with the house of Israel: After those days, says Jehovah; I gave my law in the midst of them, and upon their heart will I write it; and I was to them for God, and they shall be to me for a people.

Jeremiah 32:38-39

And they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God.

Ezekiel 16:8

And I shall pass by thee and see thee, and behold, thy time the time of loves; and I shall spread my wing over thee and cover thy nakedness: and I shall swear to thee, and come into covenant with thee, says the Lord Jehovah, and thou shalt be to me.

Ezekiel 36:27-28

And my spirit I will, give in the midst of you, and I made that ye shall go in my laws, and my judgments shall ye watch and do.

Malachi 1:6

A son will honor the father, and the servant his lord; and if I a father, where mine honor? and if I their lord, where my fear? said Jehovah of armies to you, O priests despising my name. And ye said, In what did we despise thy name?

Matthew 25:34

Then shall the king say to them from his right, Come, the praised of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

John 10:27-30

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Romans 8:32

Who truly spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, and how not with him will he freely give us all?

1 Corinthians 3:22-23

Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or about to be; all are yours;

1 Corinthians 6:20

For ye were bought for a price: then glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are of God.

2 Corinthians 6:18

And I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

And to you being pressed a release with us, in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power,

1 Peter 1:13-16

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, living abstemiously, hope perfectly upon the grace brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Revelation 20:12-15

And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is of life: and the dead were judged from the things written in the books, according to their works.

Psalm 103:8-13

Jehovah being compassionate and merciful, slow to anger and great of mercy.

Zephaniah 2:2

Before the law bring forth, as the chaff the day passing away before the burning of the anger of Jehovah shall not come upon you, before the day of the anger of Jehovah shall not come upon you.

Song of Songs 2:16

My beloved to me, and I to him: he feeding among the lilies.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim a precious son to me? if a child of delights? for whenever my speaking against him, remembering, I shall remember him yet; for this the bowels were put in motion to me compassionating, I will compassionate him, says Jehovah.

Zechariah 13:9

And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.

John 17:9-10

I ask for them: I ask not for the world, but for them thou hast given me: for they are to thee.

John 17:24

O Father, those thou hast given me, I will that where I am these also be with me: that they might behold my glory, which thou gavest me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

1 Corinthians 15:23

And each in his own order: the first fruit Christ; then they of Christ in his arrival.

Galatians 5:24

And they of Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and desires.

Titus 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a distinguished people. zealous of good works.

1 John 3:1-3

See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not.

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