Malachi 3:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָהַר
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
יָרֵא
they fear/ me
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יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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שָׂכָר
of the hire of
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שָׂכָר
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
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עֵד
a witness
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עֵד
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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גֵּר
of a sojourner
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גֵּר
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
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שָׂכִיר
a hired laborer
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שָׂכִיר
a man at wages by the day or year
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