Malachi 3 · Verse 4

Malachi 3:4

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Malachi 3:4, King James Version

Malachi 3:4 in other translations

BSBThen the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.
WEBThen the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to the LORD as in the days of old and as in ancient years.
ASVThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
YLTAnd sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.
DARBYThen shall the oblation of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
BBEThen the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.
WebsterThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

What does Malachi 3:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. as in the days of old--(Mal 1:11; 2:5, 6). The "offering" (Mincha, Hebrew) is not expiatory, but prayer, thanksgiving, and self-dedication (Ro 12:1; He 13:15; 1Pe 2:5).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Malachi 3:1-6

Chapter Outline The coming of Christ. (1-6) The Jews reproved for their corruptions. (7-12) God's care of his people; The distinction between the righteous and the wicked. (13-18) Verses 1-6 The first words of this chapter seem an answer to the scoffers of those days. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. He is Christ's harbinger. He shall prepare the way before him, by calling men to repentance…

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Malachi 3:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָֽרְבָה֙ve.'a.re.Vahand it will be pleasingH6149
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
מִנְחַ֥תmin.Chat[the] offering ofH4503
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389
כִּימֵ֣יki.Meilike [the] days ofH3117
עוֹלָ֔םo.LamantiquityH5769
וּכְשָׁנִ֖יםu.khe.sha.Nimand like yearsH8141
קַדְמֹנִיּֽוֹת\׃kad.mo.ni.YotformerH6931

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Cross references for Malachi 3:4

  • 2 Chronicles 7:1-3

    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house. And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

  • Isaiah 56:7

    Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

  • Zechariah 8:3

    Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  • Ezekiel 43:26-27

    Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 30:18-20

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.

  • Ezekiel 20:40-41

    For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:31-36

    Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. …

  • Jeremiah 2:2-3

    Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:20-21

    And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1-3

    So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:26

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:6

    And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the Lord, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the offering.
Isa 1:26,27; 56:7; Jer 30:18-20; 31:23,24; Eze 20:40,41; 43:26,27
Zec 8:3; 14:20,21
as.
1Ch 15:26; 16:1-3; 21:26; 29:20-22; 2Ch 1:6; 7:1-3,10-12
2Ch 8:12-14; 29:31-36; 30:21-27; 31:20,21; Jer 2:2,3
former. or, ancient.

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Context

  • Malachi 3:3

    And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

  • Malachi 3:4

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

  • Malachi 3:5

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Malachi 3:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será suave á Jehová la ofrenda de Judá y de Jerusalem, como en los días pasados, y como en los años antiguos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Alors l’offrande de Juda et de Jérusalem sera agréable à l’ Éternel, comme aux jours anciens, et comme aux années d’autrefois.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dann wird die Opfergabe Judas und Jerusalems Jehova angenehm sein wie in den Tagen vor alters und wie in den Jahren der Vorzeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et placebit Domino sacrificium Juda et Jerusalem, sicut dies sæculi, et sicut anni antiqui.