Verse
Malachi 3:17 — And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I…
“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.”
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The verses around Malachi 3:17.
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
In contrast to that complaint, God promises to treat His faithful ones with tenderness, like a father who spares his own son because of the service that son has given.
From the Malachi 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Malachi 3:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E elles serão meus, diz o Senhor dos Exercitos, n'aquelle dia que farei me serão propriedade; poupal-os-hei, como um homem poupa a seu filho, que o serve.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E eles serão minha propriedade especial no dia que eu preparo,diz o SENHOR dos exércitos; e os pouparei como o homem que poupa a seu filho que lhe serve.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Ellos serán míos, dice el Señor Todopoderoso, serán mi especial tesoro en el día en que actúe. Y los trataré con bondad, como un padre trata a un hijo obediente.
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