Malachi 3:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as they were in days of old, as in former years.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then shall the offering{H4503} of Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem{H3389} be pleasant{H6149} unto Jehovah,{H3068} as in the days{H3117} of old,{H5769} and as in ancient{H6931} years.{H8141}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then shall the offering{H4503} of Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem{H3389} be pleasant{H6149}{(H8804)} unto the LORD{H3068}, as in the days{H3117} of old{H5769}, and as in former{H6931} years{H8141}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then shall the offeringe of Iuda and Ierusalem be acceptable vnto the LORDE, like as from the begynninge & in the yeares afore tyme.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then shall the offerings of Iudah and Ierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lord, as in old time and in the yeeres afore.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then shall the offeringes of Iuda and Hierusalem be acceptable vnto the Lorde, as in olde tyme, and as in the yeres afore.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in former times and years past.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 7:1-3 : 1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the Temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped, giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; His love endures forever."
  • 2 Chr 7:10-12 : 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad of heart because of the goodness the LORD had shown to David, to Solomon, and to His people Israel. 11 So Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he successfully accomplished everything he had planned to do for the house of the LORD and for his own house. 12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
  • 2 Chr 8:12-14 : 12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had constructed in front of the portico. 13 He offered the daily required sacrifices according to the command of Moses for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three annual festivals—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.
  • 2 Chr 29:31-36 : 31 Then Hezekiah said, 'Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.' So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were willing brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was: seventy cattle, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs—all as burnt offerings to the LORD. 33 The consecrated offerings included six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep. 34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests. 35 In addition to the burnt offerings, there were abundant fat portions of peace offerings and drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in proper order. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had prepared for the people, for it had happened suddenly.
  • 2 Chr 30:21-27 : 21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments dedicated to the LORD. 22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service to the LORD. They ate throughout the appointed seven days, offering fellowship sacrifices and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials provided a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. A large number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly from Israel, the foreigners who had come from Israel, and those who lived in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel. 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.
  • 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good, upright, and true before the Lord his God. 21 In everything he undertook in the service of the house of God, in observing the law and the commandments, and in seeking his God, he worked wholeheartedly and prospered.
  • Ps 51:19 : 19 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
  • Isa 56:7 : 7 'I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.'
  • Jer 2:2-3 : 2 Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the LORD says: I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. 3 Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who tried to devour it were held guilty; disaster came upon them,’ declares the LORD.
  • Jer 30:18-20 : 18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. 19 Out of them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will increase their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be despised. 20 Their children will be as they were in former times, and their community will be established before Me. I will punish all who oppress them.
  • Jer 31:23-24 : 23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.' 24 People will live together in Judah and all its cities—farmers and those who move with the herds.
  • Ezek 20:40-41 : 40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD, there the entire house of Israel, all of them in the land, will worship me. There I will accept them, and there I will require their contributions, their choice gifts, and all their holy offerings. 41 With a pleasing aroma, I will accept you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you were scattered. And I will show my holiness through you in the sight of the nations.
  • Ezek 43:26-27 : 26 For seven days, they shall make atonement for the altar, purify it, and consecrate it. 27 When they have completed these days, from the eighth day onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Zech 8:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.
  • Zech 14:20-21 : 20 On that day, the bells of the horses will be inscribed with 'Holy to the Lord,' and the pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar. 21 On that day, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord of Hosts. All who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And there will no longer be any Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts on that day.
  • 1 Chr 15:26 : 26 And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
  • 1 Chr 16:1-3 : 1 They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 He distributed to every person of Israel, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
  • 1 Chr 21:26 : 26 There David built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of the burnt offering.
  • 1 Chr 29:20-22 : 20 Then David said to the whole assembly, 'Praise the LORD your God.' So the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed down and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king. 21 The next day, they offered sacrifices to the LORD and presented burnt offerings to him: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, along with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in great abundance for all Israel. 22 They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD that day. Then they made Solomon, son of David, king a second time, anointing him as ruler for the LORD and Zadok as priest.
  • 2 Chr 1:6 : 6 There Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord at the tent of meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
  • Isa 1:26-27 : 26 I will restore your judges as at the beginning, and your counselors as at the start. Afterward, you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City. 27 Zion will be redeemed through justice, and her repentant ones through righteousness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mal 3:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,

    2

    3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

  • Jer 17:26
    75%

    26 People will come from the cities of Judah and the areas surrounding Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, the western foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, incense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.

  • Mal 1:7-11
    5 verses
    74%

    7 By presenting defiled food on my altar. But you ask, 'How have we defiled you?' By saying, 'The LORD's table is contemptible.'

    8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts.

    9 Now plead with God to be gracious to us. Will he accept you? This offering came from your hands. How can he be pleased with you? says the LORD of Hosts.

    10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.

    11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.

  • Mal 3:5
    74%

    5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.

  • Mal 1:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.

    14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.

  • Num 15:3
    73%

    3 and if you present an offering by fire to the Lord—a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a freewill offering, or at your appointed festivals—to create a pleasing aroma for the Lord, from the herd or the flock,

  • Hos 9:5
    71%

    5 What will you do on the day of your appointed festival, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

  • Joel 3:1
    71%

    1 For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Isa 1:25
    71%

    25 I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purify your dross as with lye and remove all your impurities.

  • Ps 51:19
    71%

    19 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

  • Ezra 3:5
    71%

    5 After that, they offered the regular burnt offerings, the offerings for the new moons, and the sacred festivals of the LORD, as well as freewill offerings presented to the LORD.

  • Jer 7:3
    71%

    3 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.'

  • Isa 4:4
    71%

    4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleanse the bloodstains of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of burning.

  • Amos 4:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 Come to Bethel and transgress, go to Gilgal and multiply sins; bring your sacrifices every morning and your tithes every three days.

    5 Burn a thanksgiving offering with leaven, loudly proclaim your freewill offerings, for this is what you love to do, O people of Israel,' declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 33:14
    71%

    14 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promise I have made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

  • Lev 3:7
    71%

    7 If he offers a lamb as his offering, he is to present it before the LORD.

  • Zech 8:11
    71%

    11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past, declares the LORD of Hosts.

  • Mal 3:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17 They will be mine, says the Lord of Hosts, on the day when I act. I will spare them as a father spares his son who serves him.

    18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

  • Isa 1:11-13
    3 verses
    70%

    11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.

    12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts?

    13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly.

  • Mal 2:13
    70%

    13 And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears, weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offering or accepts it with favor from your hands.

  • Ezra 7:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 Together with all the silver and gold you may find in the whole province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and the priests given for the house of their God in Jerusalem.

    17 With this silver, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

  • Lev 1:3
    70%

    3 If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD.

  • Mal 3:7
    70%

    7 From the days of your ancestors, you have turned away from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts. But you ask, 'How shall we return?'

  • Jer 3:17
    70%

    17 At that time they will call Jerusalem the Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

  • Num 29:2
    70%

    2 You shall offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord—one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs a year old, all without defect.

  • Num 29:6
    69%

    6 These are in addition to the burnt offering of the New Moon with its grain offering, and the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and their drink offerings, according to their prescribed laws, as a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

  • Ezek 20:40
    69%

    40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD, there the entire house of Israel, all of them in the land, will worship me. There I will accept them, and there I will require their contributions, their choice gifts, and all their holy offerings.

  • Prov 21:3
    69%

    3 To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Jer 7:21
    69%

    21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

  • Lev 3:12
    69%

    12 If his offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

  • Isa 1:17
    69%

    17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.

  • Jer 30:4
    69%

    4 These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

  • Ezek 43:27
    69%

    27 When they have completed these days, from the eighth day onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Isa 2:1
    69%

    1 This is the word that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Mic 3:12
    69%

    12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.

  • Isa 18:7
    69%

    7 At that time, gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and wide, a mighty and conquering nation divided by rivers, to the place of the name of the LORD of Hosts, to Mount Zion.