Malachi 3:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:16 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembran..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:16 — KJV
“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”
— Malachi 3:16 (KJV)
Malachi 3:16 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 3:16
“Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:16: then, lord, spake
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:16: then, lord, spake
“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:16: then, lord, book
“Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:16: lord, spake, book
“And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:16: lord, spake, one
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