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Malachi 3:16 — Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the…
“Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.”
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The verses around Malachi 3:16.
14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
16Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
17And 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.
18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Verse explanation
'A book of remembrance' written before God describes the image of a record book in heaven, preserving the memory of those who still feared God even in a time of widespread unbelief — a comfort for the faithful minority.
From the Malachi 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Malachi 3:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então aquelles que temem ao Senhor fallam cada um com o seu companheiro; e o Senhor attenta e ouve; e ha um memorial escripto diante d'elle, para os que temem o Senhor, e para os que se lembram do seu nome.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Então aqueles que temeram ao SENHOR falaram cada um a seu próximo, e o SENHOR prestou atenção e ouviu; e foi escrito um livro de memória diante dele para os que temem ao SENHOR, e para os que se honraram o seu nome.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces los que de verdad respetaban al Señor hablaron entre ellos y el Señor escuchó lo que dijeron. Un rollo de memorias fue escrito en su presencia con los nombres de aquellos que respetaban al Señor y que le prestaron atención.
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