Malaki - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 660

MALAKI. 3-22

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Then they can approach to the LORD, And offer up gifts that are perfect. Then Lerusalenfs and ]uda.h's oblation Shall e sweet to the LORD as of old time. III. 5 OG IO II Then Iwiil bring to you justice, and quickly decide against lies and ladu ter , y Andthosewho rob men of their wage, And wrong widow, orphan, and stranger; asks the Lok:) 0F THE ARMIES. For I, EvEn—L1v1NG,. change not, or you sons of jacob would perish. Youleft My Decrees, nor regarded My Laws from the times of your fathers. says the LoRD or THE Anmms. IV! With what be returning? ’ “ ‘ Could Adam hide up from GOD? Yet you would be hiding from Me l ’ What have we hidden from You P ' ‘ The tithe and offering of harvest. You are cursed with a. curse, for you rob Me. The whole Nation hides up. So bring all the tithes to My garner, And let there be foodin My House: says the LQRD 0F ’1‘Hz Hosts, p y ‘ And ask to unclose you the sluice of the skies, and to pour you ablessing; To till stores and drive wasters away from destroying the fruit of your labours, Nor your vine shed her fruit in the iield,’ Says the Loan orrnn Animas. ‘ And all nations- then call you the blessed, For your land will become a delight,' Says the Loma or rim Animas. A ilzntuauirauce against Rahul! {rmx: Sub. Your words are bold against Me,’ :6 yet you ask, ‘ What have we said against You? ' ‘ You have said, ‘ It is folly to serve GODl' And, ‘What profit is there for our guarding His Trust? and for our having walked in black before the Loma or Hosts? So now; we congratulate the cruel, for they prosper. The practisers of vice are prosperous. The despisers of GOD However, those who reverenced

the LORD, spoke to one another, and sought the LORD, and listened, and signed an agreement of remem- brance before Him to reverence the LORD, and think upon His Name. Then the Loup or Hosrs said to

’I`hese shall be Mine at the time Icollect a treasure, and Iwill be kind to them, as a man is kind to his son who serves him. ‘ Then you will turn and distinguish

between the righteous and the wicked, between who serves GoD, and who serves Him not. Forbe assured the day comes that will burn like an oven, when all theicruel, and all who practise vice, will be stubble, and will be burnt in that coming day,’ nor root nor branch shall be left. But the Sun of Righteousness will shine forth to you withrestoration on his wings, and you shall be brought out, and sport like ia bullock from the stall, and tread down the wicked, for they will be dust under your feet, on the says the‘LoRD or Hosrs. Remember the Laws of My ser-

vant Moses, which I communicated to him in Horeb, and the Institutions and Decrees for all Israel. I will 660 18 20 21 22