Malachi 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:4 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years...." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:4 — KJV
“Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. former: or, ancient”
— Malachi 3:4 (KJV)
Malachi 3:4 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 3:4
“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:4: judah, jerusalem, lord
“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:4: then, jerusalem, lord
“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:4: jerusalem, lord, days
“Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:4: then, judah, jerusalem
“Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:4: offering, lord, old
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