Malachi 3:5

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Malachi 3:5 - Amplified Bible

Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the false swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and who turn aside the temporary resident from his right and fear not Me, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - American Standard Version

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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - Bible in Basic English

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Malachi 3:5 - Darby Bible

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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in [his] wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - English Standard Version

"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - King James Version

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.

Malachi 3:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y me acercaré a vosotros para el juicio, y seré un testigo veloz contra los hechiceros, contra los adùlteros, contra los que juran en falso y contra los que oprimen al jornalero en su salario, a la viuda y al huérfano, contra los que niegan el derecho del extranjero y los que no me temen -dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

Malachi 3:5 - The Message

"Yes, I’m on my way to visit you with Judgment. I’ll present compelling evidence against sorcerers, adulterers, liars, those who exploit workers, those who take advantage of widows and orphans, those who are inhospitable to the homeless—anyone and everyone who doesn’t honor me." A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Malachi 3:5 - New American Standard Bible

"Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Me acercaré a ustedes para el juicio, y seré un testigo veloz contra los hechiceros, contra los adùlteros, contra los que juran en falso y contra los que oprimen al jornalero en su salario, a la viuda y al huérfano, contra los que niegan el derecho del extranjero y los que no Me temen," dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

Malachi 3:5 - World English Bible

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the sojourner [from his right], and don`t fear me, says Yahweh of Hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - Young's Living Translation

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Malachi 3:5 - Additional Comments

God is clear - those in righteousness are pleasant to Him (vs 3-4), but He also gives judgment to those out of righteousness. Here is listed some of what God detests.
- sorcerers - those who forsake God to consult with the father of lies for knowledge and direction
- adulterers - those who seek the desires of the flesh over the desire for God
- perjurers - liars, deceivers, those who cannot be trusted (when you tell someone you will do something, can you be trusted to do that?)
- those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans - instead of helping the weak, the bring them further down (James 1:27)
- those who turn away an alien - we are to help strangers in addition to those we know
For what reason do they do those things? They do not fear God. They may believe in God, but they don't fear Him, not His judgments. In the "scared straight" work, juvenile offenders saw hardened prisoners in hardened jails, to put fear in them. If only the offenders of God could see what was ahead for them, so they would have the fear of God, and be "scared straight".

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