Malachi 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:6 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:6 — KJV
“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
— Malachi 3:6 (KJV)
Malachi 3:6 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 3:6
“Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.”
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“And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:”
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“Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. blood: Heb. bloods plat: or, portion”
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“Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;”
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“[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. for the sons: or, of the sons favourable: or, well pleased”
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