Malachi 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 3:9 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 3:9 — KJV
“Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.”
— Malachi 3:9 (KJV)
Malachi 3:9 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 3:9
“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:9: cursed, curse, nation
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:9: even, whole, nation
“Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:9: cursed, curse, nation
“Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:9: cursed, curse, nation
“And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. accursed: or, devoted”
Shares key themes with Malachi 3:9: cursed, curse, even
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