Malachi 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Malachi 3:1 - Amplified Bible

BEHOLD, I send My Messenger {or} Angel of the covenant, Whom you desire, behold, He shall come, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - American Standard Version

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - Bible in Basic English

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

Malachi 3:1 - Darby Bible

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - English Standard Version

"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - King James Version

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.

Malachi 3:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

He aquì, yo envìo a mi mensajero, y él preparará el camino delante de mì. Y vendrá de repente a su templo el Señor a quien vosotros buscáis; y el mensajero del pacto en quien vosotros os complacéis, he aquì, viene -dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

Malachi 3:1 - The Message

"Look! I’m sending my messenger on ahead to clear the way for me. Suddenly, out of the blue, the Leader you’ve been looking for will enter his Temple—yes, the Messenger of the Covenant, the one you’ve been waiting for. Look! He’s on his way!" A Message from the mouth of God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Malachi 3:1 - New American Standard Bible

"Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming," says the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Yo envìo a Mi mensajero (ángel), y él preparará el camino delante de Mì. Y vendrá de repente a Su templo el Señor a quien ustedes buscan; el mensajero del pacto en quien ustedes se complacen, ya viene;" dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

Malachi 3:1 - World English Bible

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes, says Yahweh of hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - Young's Living Translation

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 3:1 - Additional Comments

This seems to be a direct answer to the rebellion and scoffing that God condemns in the previous chapters. The scoffers say in effect where is God, and here is answers, that His coming is near. So near that this is the last prophetic word you will hear before He comes. When He comes He will bring the judgment that the Israelites have defined and felt it would not come.
By these words the two Testaments are glued together. Here we are concluding with the telling of John and Jesus to come, and then the gospels begin with their arrival.
Mark 1:1-2 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You."
In addition to here, the arrival of John is also foretold in Isaiah 40:3.
John will be sent, even though the Israelites did not send for him, nor would they have if they had known his cause.
Note that Malachi means "God's messenger", so both Malachi and John were given that title. John is, for God, "Malachi".
A prophet is to tell words about God and from God, primarily to bring people to God. That is what John did, for the purpose of preparing the way for Jesus.
Note that God had a method in His work. He had work to do in sending Jesus, but He also prepared the path for Jesus arrival. Luke 1:17 tells us John would go "to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
John is the messenger of Jesus, and Jesus is the Messenger of the covenant the new contract, the new promise... it is a new word, a new testament. Isaiah 49:8-10 says that not only is Jesus to bring the new covenant, He IS the new covenant.

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