Malachi 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:5 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:5 — 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. oppress: or, defraud”
— Malachi 3:5 (KJV)
Malachi 3:5 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 3:5
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:5: judgment, oppress, widow
“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:5: judgment, widow, fatherless
“Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. judgment: or, equity”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:5: come, near, judgment
“Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:5: those, right, fear
“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:5: come, widow, fatherless
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