Malachi is a minor prophet. This is the last book of the Protestant "Old Testament".
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In Malachi 3:11, who or what is “the devourer”?
Who or what is “the devourer” to which Malachi 3:11 refers?
11 “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of…
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How to translate Malachi 2:15a?
Malachi 2:15a, New International Version
Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit.
Mal 2:15 in English Standard Version
Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union?
Which is correct?
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Who is the "messenger of the covenant" Malachi 3:1?
(KJV)Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord…
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What does grow up as calves in the stall mean in Malachi 4:2b?
Please explain what does grow up as calves in the stall mean as stated in Malachi 4:2?
and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. - Malachi 4:2b
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What is the meaning of Malachi 2:14-15
The NASB has a very confusing translation. The bolded part is the part of confusion.
Yet you say, ‘For what reason?’ Because the Lord has been a witness
between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt
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Did Malachi 4:5, 6 prophesy the coming of John the Baptist?
Malachi 4:5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike…
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Does Malachi 2:7 and 3:1 prove that "the messenger" will be a levite priest?
Malachi 2:7 (KJV) For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and
they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the
LORD of hosts
Malachi 3:1 (kjv) Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall
prepare the way before me: and…
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What is the "polluted bread" in Malachi 1:7?
(KJV)Malachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
Could the polluted bread be referring to the (showbread) which had not been made of fine…
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Is there a fundemental difference between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint in the interpretation of Malachi 4:6?
I am not a Hebrew nor Greek student so I need some help here. As I'm studying in biblical resources, it "appears" to me that there could be a diffence between the two texts. Is this correct? What is the understanding of
4:6 (LXX 3:23) ὃς…
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