Malachi 1

1 A prophecy: The word of theLordto Israel through Malachi. Israel Doubts God’s Love 2 “I have loved you,” says theLord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares theLord. “Yet I have loved Jacob, 3 but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into […]

Malachi 2

Additional Warning to the Priests 1 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says theLordAlmighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have […]

Malachi 3

1 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says theLordAlmighty. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he […]

Malachi 4

Judgment and Covenant Renewal 1 “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says theLordAlmighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere […]

Zechariah 1

A Call to Return to the Lord 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of theLordcame to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo: 2 “TheLordwas very angry with your ancestors. 3 Therefore tell the people: This is what theLordAlmighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares theLordAlmighty, […]

Zechariah 3

Clean Garments for the High Priest 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of theLord, and Satanstanding at his right side to accuse him. 2 TheLordsaid to Satan, “TheLordrebuke you, Satan! TheLord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” […]