Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Malachi 3

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Malachi 3 . 1 , Of the messenger , majesty , and grace of Christ; Malachi 3 . 7 , Of the rebellion , Malachi 3 . 8 , sacrilege , Malachi 3 . 13. and infidelity of the people; Malachi 3 . 16 , The promise of blessing to them that fear God.

Malachi 3:1

"Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming," says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

I will10 parallels

and he13 parallels

and12 parallels

even6 parallels

he shall come1 parallel

Reciprocal61 parallels

Malachi 3:2

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap.

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

who may abide29 parallels

for5 parallels

like fullers'7 parallels

Reciprocal45 parallels

Malachi 3:3

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Malachi 3:3 · BSB

sit18 parallels

the sons9 parallels

an23 parallels

Reciprocal31 parallels

Malachi 3:4

Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

Malachi 3:4 · BSB

the offering13 parallels

as14 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

former or , ancient

Malachi 3:5

"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me," says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

I will come11 parallels

a swift6 parallels

the sorcerers16 parallels

against those13 parallels

oppress1 parallel

or , defraud

fear10 parallels

Reciprocal73 parallels

Malachi 3:6

"Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

Malachi 3:6 · BSB

I am15 parallels

I change not8 parallels

therefore14 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Malachi 3:7

Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you," says the LORD of Hosts. "But you ask, 'How can we return?'

Malachi 3:7 · BSB

from the15 parallels

Return unto me14 parallels

Wherein8 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Malachi 3:8

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, 'How do we rob You?' In tithes and offerings.

Malachi 3:8 · BSB

a man7 parallels

In9 parallels

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Malachi 3:9

You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

Malachi 3:9 · BSB

the whole verse8 parallels

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Malachi 3:10

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD of Hosts. "See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

Malachi 3:10 · BSB

all4 parallels

the storehouse7 parallels

and prove5 parallels

open4 parallels

pour you out1 parallel

Heb. empty out

that there7 parallels

Reciprocal33 parallels

Malachi 3:11

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit," says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:11 · BSB

rebuke4 parallels

neither7 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

destroy Heb. corrupt

Malachi 3:12

"Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight," says the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 3:12 · BSB

all10 parallels

a delightsome4 parallels

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Malachi 3:13

"Your words against Me have been harsh," says the LORD. "Yet you ask, 'What have we spoken against You?'

Malachi 3:13 · BSB

Your11 parallels

What7 parallels

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Malachi 3:14

You have said, 'It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

Malachi 3:14 · BSB

It is8 parallels

and that4 parallels

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ordinance Heb. observation

mournfully Heb. in black

Malachi 3:15

So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.'"

Malachi 3:15 · BSB

we call10 parallels

yea10 parallels

set1 parallel

Heb. built

they that tempt13 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

Malachi 3:16

At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.

Malachi 3:16 · BSB

that feared14 parallels

spake24 parallels

and the6 parallels

a book8 parallels

that thought8 parallels

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Malachi 3:17

"They will be Mine," says the LORD of Hosts, "on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.

Malachi 3:17 · BSB

they shall19 parallels

jewels10 parallels

or , special treasure

and I10 parallels

son2 parallels

Reciprocal25 parallels

Malachi 3:18

So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."

Malachi 3:18 · BSB

shall8 parallels

discern10 parallels

between him8 parallels

Reciprocal39 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web17 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Matthew 11:10 → Malachi 3:1, Mark 1:2 → Malachi 3:1, Luke 7:27 → Malachi 3:1
Allusions Luke 3:16 → Malachi 3:1, Malachi 3:1 → Exodus 23:20, Malachi 3:1 → Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 3:17 → Exodus 19:5
Echoes Acts 13:24 → Malachi 3:1-2
Trajectories
Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect), Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Malachi 3.1 - Behold I Send My Messenger
Chiasms
Shaped Malachi 2:17–3:5, Malachi 3:7–18
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