《TreasuryofScriptureKnowledge - Malachi》(R. A.Torrey)
Commentator
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge was, and still is, a Bible reference work first published around 1830, created by the London publisher Samuel Bagster (1772-1851). It is a set of cross-references. That is, it consists entirely of a book-length listing of cross-references, showing only the chapter and verse citations with no accompanying text. About the size of a complete Bible, the TSK is also organized like a Bible, beginning at Genesis and ending at Revelation. Each verse of the Bible is cross-referenced to several others to enable the reader to gain a true sense of each word and phrase as it is used in the Bible.
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00 Introduction
01 Chapter 1
Introduction
1 / Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness;2 / of their irreligiousness and profaneness.
Verse 1
The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
burden
Isaiah 13:1; Habakkuk 1:1; Zechariah 9:1; 12:1
by
Heb. by the hand of.
Haggai 1:1; 2:1; *margins
Verse 2
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
I have
The prophet shows in these verses (ver. 2-5) how much Jacob and the Israelites were favoured by Jehovah, more than Esau and the Edomites. Through every period of the history of Jacob's posterity, they could not deny that God had remarkably appeared on their behalf; but he had rendered the heritage of Esau's descendants, by wars and various other means, barren and waste for ever.
Deuteronomy 7:6-8; 10:15; 32:8-14; Isaiah 41:8,9; 43:4; Jeremiah 31:3; Romans 11:28,29
Wherein
6,7; 2:17; 3:7,8,13,14; Jeremiah 2:5,31; Luke 10:29
yet I
Genesis 25:23; 27:27-30,33; 28:3,4,13,14; 32:28-30; 48:4; Romans 9:10-13
Verse 3
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
hated
Genesis 29:30,31; Deuteronomy 21:15,16; Luke 14:26
laid
Isaiah 34:9-12; Jeremiah 49:16-18; Ezekiel 25:13,14; 36:3,4,7,9,14,15; Joel 3:19; Obadiah 1:10,18,19-21
the
Isaiah 13:21,22; 34:13,14; 35:7; Jeremiah 9:11; 51:37
Verse 4
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
but
Isaiah 9:9,10; James 4:13-16
They shall build
Job 9:4; 12:14; 34:29; Psalms 127:1; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 10:4,15,16; Lamentations 3:37; Matthew 12:30
The border
Jeremiah 31:17; Ezekiel 11:10; Amos 6:2
The people
3; Psalms 137:7; Isaiah 11:14; 34:5,10; 63:1-6; Lamentations 4:21,22; Ezekiel 25:14; 35:9
Verse 5
And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.
your
Deuteronomy 4:3; 11:7; Joshua 24:7; 1 Samuel 12:16; 2 Chronicles 29:8; Luke 10:23,24
The Lord
Psalms 35:26,27; 58:10,11; 83:17,18; Ezekiel 38:16,23; 39:21,22
from
or, upon. Heb. from upon.
Verse 6
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
son
Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3; Deuteronomy 5:16; Proverbs 30:11,17; Matthew 15:4,6; 19:19; Mark 7:10; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Ephesians 6:2
a servant
1 Timothy 6:1,2; Titus 2:9,10; 1 Peter 2:17-19
if then
From this verse to ch. 2:9, the prophet reproves the priests and people for sacrificing the refuse of beasts; and denounces punishment against the former for not teaching the people their duty in this respect.
Exodus 4:22,23; Isaiah 1:2; 64:8; Jeremiah 31:9; Matthew 6:9,14,15; Luke 6:36,46; 1 Peter 1:17
and if
Matthew 7:21; Luke 6:46; John 13:13-17
O priests
2:8; 1 Samuel 2:28-30; Jeremiah 5:30,31; 23:11; Ezekiel 22:26; Hosea 4:6; 5:1
And ye
2:14-17; 3:7,8,13,14; Jeremiah 2:21,22; Hosea 12:8; Luke 10:29
Verse 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.
Ye offer, etc
or, Bring unto my, etc. polluted.
Leviticus 2:11,; Deuteronomy 15:21
The table
12; 1 Samuel 2:15-17; Ezekiel 41:22; 1 Corinthians 10:21; 11:21,22,27-32
Verse 8
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.
if ye offer the blind
14; Leviticus 22:19-25; Deuteronomy 15:21
for sacrifice, Heb
to sacrifice. or accept.
10,13; Job 42:8; Psalms 20:3; Jeremiah 14:10; Hosea 8:13
Verse 9
And now, I pray you, beseechGod that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.
beseech
2 Chronicles 30:27; Jeremiah 27:18; Joel 1:13,14; 2:17; Zechariah 3:1-5; John 9:31; Hebrews 7:26,27
God
Heb. the face of God.
Exodus 32:11; Jeremiah 26:19; *margins; Lamentations 2:19
by your means
Heb. from your hand. will he.
Acts 19:15,16; Romans 2:11; 1 Peter 1:17
Verse 10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Who
Instead of mi, "who," one MS. (30 K.) with the LXX reads ki, "surely," which is adopted by Houbigant and Abp. Newcome, who renders, "Surely the doors shall be closed against you, neither shall ye kindle the fire of my altar in vain."
even
Job 1:9-11; Isaiah 56:11,12; Jeremiah 6:13; 8:10; Micah 3:11; John 10:12; Philippians 2:21; 1 Peter 5:2
neither
1 Corinthians 9:13
I have
Isaiah 1:11-15; Jeremiah 6:20; Amos 5:21-24; Hebrews 10:38
Verse 11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
from
As the preceding verse was a prediction of the abolition of the Levitical priesthood, so this is a prophecy of the conversion of the Gentiles, and the spiritual priesthood of the Gospel times. As none but priests of Aaron's race might burn incense before Jehovah, a total change of the external administration of the sacred ordinances is evidently predicted.
Psalms 50:1; 113:3; Isaiah 45:6; 59:19; Zechariah 8:7
my name
14; Psalms 22:27-31; 67:2; 72:11-17; 98:1-3; Isaiah 11:9,10; 45:22,23; Isaiah 49:6,7,22,23; 54:1-3,5; 60:1-11,16-22; 66:19,20; Amos 9:12; Micah 5:4; Zephaniah 3:9; Zechariah 8:20-23; Matthew 6:9,10; 28:19; Acts 15:17,18; Revelation 11:15; 15:4
and in
Isaiah 24:14-16; 42:10-12; Zephaniah 2:11; John 4:21-23; Acts 10:30-35; Romans 15:9-11,16; 1 Timothy 2:8; Revelation 8:3
incense
Psalms 141:2; Isaiah 60:6; Luke 1:10; Romans 12:1; Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 13:15,16; Revelation 5:8; 8:3,4
for
Isaiah 66:19,20
Verse 12
But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.
ye have
6,8; 2:8; 2 Samuel 12:14; Ezekiel 36:21-23; Amos 2:7; Romans 2:24
The table
7,13; Numbers 11:4-8; Daniel 5:3,4
Verse 13
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
Behold
1 Samuel 2:29; Isaiah 43:22; Amos 8:5; Micah 6:3; Mark 14:4,5,37,38
and ye have snuffed at it
or, whereas ye might have blown it away. torn.
7,8; Leviticus 22:8,19-23; Deuteronomy 15:21; Ezekiel 4:14; 44:31
should I accept
2:13; Isaiah 1:12; 57:6; Jeremiah 7:9-11,21-24; Amos 5:21-23; Zechariah 7:5,6; Matthew 6:1,2,5,16
Verse 14
But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
cursed
3:9; Genesis 27:12; Joshua 7:11,12; Jeremiah 48:10; Matthew 24:51; Luke 12:1,2,46; Acts 5:1-10; Revelation 21:8
which hath in his flock
or, in whose flock is.
Ecclesiastes 5:4,5; Mark 12:41-44; 14:8; 2 Corinthians 8:12
for
8,11; Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalms 47:2; 48:2; 95:3; Isaiah 57:15; Jeremiah 10:10; Daniel 4:37; Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 5:35; 1 Timothy 6:15
my name
Psalms 68:35; 76:12; Daniel 9:4; Hebrews 12:29; Revelation 15:4
02 Chapter 2
Introduction
1 / He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting their covenant;10 / and the people for marrying strange wives;
13 / and for putting away their former ones,
17 / and for infidelity.
Verse 1
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
1:6; Jeremiah 13:13; Lamentations 4:13; Hosea 5:1
Verse 2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
ye will not hear
Leviticus 26:14-46; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; 30:17,18; Psalms 81:11,12; Isaiah 30:8-13; Jeremiah 6:16-20; 13:17; 25:4-9; 34:17; Ezekiel 3:7; Zechariah 1:3-6; 7:11-14
if ye will not lay
Isaiah 42:25; 47:7; 57:11
to give
Joshua 7:19; Jeremiah 13:16; Luke 17:18; 1 Peter 4:11; Revelation 14:7; 16:9
and I
Deuteronomy 28:16-18,53-57; Psalms 69:22; 109:7-15; Hosea 4:7-10; 9:11-14; Haggai 1:6,9; 2:16,17; Luke 23:28-30
I have cursed
By sending them unfruitful seasons.
3:9
Verse 3
Behold, I willcorrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.
I will
Joel 1:17
corrupt
or reprove. spread. Heb. scatter.
9; 1 Samuel 2:29,30; 1 Kings 14:10; 2 Kings 9:36,37; Job 20:7; Psalms 83:10; Jeremiah 8:2; Nahum 3:6; Luke 14:35; 1 Corinthians 4:13
one shall take you away with it
or, it shall take you away to it.
Verse 4
And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
ye
1 Kings 22:25; Isaiah 26:11; Jeremiah 28:9; Ezekiel 33:33; 38:23; Luke 10:11
that my
Isaiah 1:24-28; 27:9; Ezekiel 20:38-41; 44:9-16; Matthew 3:12; John 15:2
Verse 5
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
covenant
Numbers 3:45; 8:15; 16:9,10; 18:8-24; 25:12,13; Deuteronomy 33:8-10; Psalms 106:30,31; Ezekiel 34:25; 37:26
I gave
Exodus 32:26-29; Deuteronomy 33:8-11
Verse 6
The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
law
Psalms 37:30; Ezekiel 44:23,24; Hosea 4:6; Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; Luke 20:21; 2 Timothy 2:15,16; Titus 1:7-9; Revelation 14:5
he walked
Genesis 5:21-24; 6:9; 17:1; Luke 1:6
and did
Jeremiah 23:22; Daniel 12:3; Luke 1:16,17; Acts 26:18; 1 Thessalonians 1:9,10; James 5:19,20
Verse 7
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.
the priest's
Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 17:8-11; 21:5; 24:8; 2 Chronicles 17:8,9; 30:22; Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 8:2-8; Jeremiah 15:19; 18:18; Haggai 2:11-13; 2 Timothy 2:24,25
the messenger
3:1; Isaiah 42:19; 44:26; Haggai 1:13; John 13:20; 20:21; Acts 16:17; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Galatians 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:8
Verse 8
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
ye are
Psalms 18:21; 119:102; Isaiah 30:11; 59:13; Jeremiah 17:5,13; Ezekiel 44:10; Daniel 9:5,6; Hebrews 3:12
ye have caused
9; 1 Samuel 2:17,24,30; Isaiah 9:16; Jeremiah 18:15; 23:11-15; Matthew 15:2-5; Luke 11:45,46; Romans 2:19-24; 14:21
stumble at
or, fall in. ye have corrupted.
5,10; Leviticus 21:15; Nehemiah 13:29
Verse 9
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, buthave been partial in the law.
made
3; 1 Samuel 2:30; Proverbs 10:7; Daniel 12:2,3; Micah 3:6,7
before
1 Kings 22:28; Jeremiah 28:15,16; 29:20-22,31,32; Ezekiel 13:12-16,21; Mark 7:13,14; Luke 20:45-47
but
8; Matthew 5:21,22,27,28,33-37,43,44; 19:17,18; 23:16-24; Mark 7:8-13; Luke 10:29; 11:42; Romans 7:7-10
have been partial in
or, lifted up the face against. Heb. accepted faces.
Deuteronomy 1:17; *marg:; Galatians 2:6
Verse 10
Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
all
1:6; Joshua 24:3; Isaiah 51:2; 63:16; 64:8; Ezekiel 33:24; Matthew 3:9; Luke 1:73; 3:8; John 8:39,53,56; Acts 7:2; Romans 4:1; 9:10; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; Hebrews 12:9
hath
Job 31:15; Psalms 100:3; Isaiah 43:1,7,15; 44:2; John 8:41; Acts 17:25
why
11,14,15; Jeremiah 9:4,5; Micah 7:2-6; Matthew 10:21; 22:16; Acts 7:26; 1 Corinthians 6:6-8; Ephesians 4:25; 1 Thessalonians 4:6
by
8,11; Exodus 34:10-16; Joshua 23:12-16; Ezra 9:11-14; 10:2,3; Nehemiah 13:29
Verse 11
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
and an
Leviticus 18:24-30; Jeremiah 7:10; Ezekiel 18:13; 22:11; Revelation 21:8
profaned
Exodus 19:5,6; Leviticus 20:26; Deuteronomy 7:3-6; 14:2; 33:26-29; Psalms 106:28,34-39; Jeremiah 2:3,7,8,21,22
loved
or, ought to love. and hath.
Genesis 6:1,2; Judges 3:6; 1 Kings 11:1-8; Ezra 9:1,2,12; 10:2; Nehemiah 13:23-29; Hosea 6:7; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Verse 12
The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.
cut
Leviticus 18:29; 20:3; Numbers 15:30,31; Joshua 23:12,13; 1 Samuel 2:31-34
the master and the scholar
or, him that waketh, and him that answereth.
1 Chronicles 25:8; Ezra 10:18,19; Nehemiah 13:28,29; Isaiah 9:14-16; 24:1,2; Ezekiel 14:10; Hosea 4:4,5; Matthew 15:14; 2 Timothy 3:13; Revelation 19:20
out
Numbers 24:5; Zechariah 12:7
and him
10; Genesis 4:3-5; 1 Samuel 3:14; 15:22,23; Isaiah 61:8; 66:3; Amos 5:22
Verse 13
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.
covering
Deuteronomy 15:9; 1 Samuel 1:9,10; 2 Samuel 13:19,20; Psalms 78:34-37; Ecclesiastes 4:1
insomuch
Deuteronomy 26:14; Nehemiah 8:9-12; Proverbs 15:8; 21:27; Isaiah 1:11-15; Jeremiah 6:20
Verse 14
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Wherefore
1:6,7; 3:8; Proverbs 30:20; Isaiah 58:3; Jeremiah 8:12
the Lord
3:5; Genesis 31:50; Judges 11:10; 1 Samuel 12:5; Jeremiah 42:5; Micah 1:2
the wife
15; Proverbs 5:18,19; Ecclesiastes 9:9; Isaiah 54:6
thy companion
Genesis 2:18; Proverbs 2:17; Song of Solomon 1:15; *marg:; Ezekiel 16:8
Verse 15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
did
Genesis 1:27; 2:20-24; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-8; 1 Corinthians 7:2
residue
or, excellency. the spirit.
Genesis 2:7; Job 27:3; Ecclesiastes 12:7; John 20:22
That he
Genesis 24:3-7,44; 26:34,35; 27:46; 28:2-4; Deuteronomy 7:4; Ezra 9:4; Nehemiah 13:24; Jeremiah 2:21; 1 Corinthians 7:14; Ephesians 6:4; 1 Timothy 3:4,5,11,12; Titus 1:6
godly seed
Heb. seed of God.
Genesis 6:2; Hosea 1:10; Acts 3:25; 2 Corinthians 6:18
take
14; Proverbs 4:23; 6:25; 7:25; Matthew 5:28,29; 15:19; James 1:14,15
treacherously
or, unfaithfully.
Verse 16
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
the Lord
Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Isaiah 50:1; Matthew 5:31,32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18
that he hateth putting away
or, if he hate her, put her away. Heb. to put away. covereth.
Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 28:20; 59:6; Micah 7:2,3
Verse 17
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
wearied
Psalms 95:9,10; Isaiah 1:14; 7:13; 43:24; Jeremiah 15:6; Ezekiel 16:43; Amos 2:13
Wherein
14; 1:6,7; 3:8
Every
3:13-15; Job 34:5-9,17,36; 36:17; Psalms 73:3-15; Matthew 11:18,19
Where
Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 Samuel 2:3; Psalms 10:11-13; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Isaiah 5:18,19; 30:18; Ezekiel 8:12; Ezekiel 9:9; Zephaniah 1:12; 2 Peter 3:3,4
03 Chapter 3
Introduction
1 / Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.7 / Of the rebellion,
8 / sacrilege,
13 / and infidelity of the people.
16 / The promise of blessing to them that fear God.
Verse 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 of hosts.
I will
2:7; 4:5; Matthew 11:10,11; Mark 1:2,3; Luke 1:76; 7:26-28; John 1:6,7
and he
Isaiah 40:3-5; Matthew 3:1-3; 17:10-13; Luke 1:16,17; 3:3-6; John 1:15-23,33,34; 3:28-30; Acts 13:24,25; 19:4
and
Psalms 110:1; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; Haggai 2:7-9; Luke 2:11,21-32,38,46; Luke 7:19,20; 19:47; John 2:14-16
even
Genesis 48:15,16; Exodus 23:20; Isaiah 63:9; Hosea 12:3-5; Acts 7:38
he shall come
Haggai 2:7
Verse 2
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
who may abide
4:1; Amos 5:18-20; Matthew 3:7-12; 21:31-44; 23:13-35; 25:10; Luke 2:34; Luke 3:9,17; 7:23; 11:37-47,52-54; 21:36; John 6:42-44; 8:41-48,55; 9:39-41; 15:22-24; Acts 7:52-54; Romans 9:31-33; Romans 11:5-10; Hebrews 10:28,29; 12:25; 1 Peter 2:7,8; Revelation 1:6,7; 6:17
for
Isaiah 4:4; Zechariah 13:9; Matthew 3:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; Revelation 2:23
like fullers'
Psalms 2:7; Isaiah 1:18; Jeremiah 2:22; Mark 9:3; Revelation 1:5; 7:14; 19:8
Verse 3
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
sit
Psalms 66:10; Proverbs 17:3; 25:4; Isaiah 1:25; 48:10; Jeremiah 6:28-30; Ezekiel 22:18-22; Daniel 12:10; Zechariah 13:9; Luke 3:16; Ephesians 5:26,27; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 12:10; 1 Peter 1:7; 4:12,13; Revelation 3:18
the sons
1:6-10; 2:1-8; Isaiah 61:6; 66:19-21; Jeremiah 33:18-22; Ezekiel 44:15,16; Revelation 1:6; 5:10
an
1:11; Psalms 4:5; 50:14,23; 69:30,31; 107:21,22; 116:17; 141:1,2; Hosea 14:2; John 4:23,24; Romans 12:1; 15:16; Philippians 2:17; 4:18; 2 Timothy 4:6; Hebrews 13:15,16; 1 Peter 2:5,9
Verse 4
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
the offering
Isaiah 1:26,27; 56:7; Jeremiah 30:18-20; 31:23,24; Ezekiel 20:40,41; 43:26,27; Zechariah 8:3; 14:20,21
as
1 Chronicles 15:26; 16:1-3; 21:26; 29:20-22; 2 Chronicles 1:6; 7:1-3,10-12; 2 Chronicles 8:12-14; 29:31-36; 30:21-27; 31:20,21; Jeremiah 2:2,3
former
or, ancient.
Verse 5
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.
I will come
2:17; Psalms 50:3-6; 96:13; 98:9; Ezekiel 34:20-22; Hebrews 10:30,31; James 5:8,9; Jude 1:14,15
a swift
2:14; Psalms 50:7; 81:8; Jeremiah 29:23; Micah 1:2; Matthew 23:14-35
the sorcerers
Leviticus 20:6,10,27; Deuteronomy 5:11,17-21; Jeremiah 7:9,10; Ezekiel 22:6-12; Zechariah 5:3,4; 1 Corinthians 6:9,10; Galatians 5:19-21; Hebrews 13:4; Revelation 21:8; 22:15
against those
Exodus 22:21-24; Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14,15,17; 27:19; Proverbs 22:22,23; 23:10,11; Jeremiah 22:13-17; James 5:4,12
oppress
or, defraud.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
fear
Genesis 20:11; 42:18; Exodus 1:17; 18:21; Nehemiah 5:15; Psalms 36:1; Proverbs 8:13; 16:6; Luke 23:40; Romans 3:8
Verse 6
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
I am
Genesis 15:7,18; 22:16; Exodus 3:14,15; Nehemiah 9:7,8; Isaiah 41:13; 42:5-8; 43:11,12; Isaiah 44:6; 45:5-8; Jeremiah 32:27; Hosea 11:9