Malachi 3:10

Generosity Money and wealth Faith God's faithfulness

⁸ Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

⁹ You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

¹¹ I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.

¹² “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
KJV: Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
WEB: Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.
ASV: Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough [to receive it].
DARBY: Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
BLB: Bring all the tithe into the house of treasure, that there may be food in My house. And test Me now in this,” says YHWH of Hosts, “If I will not open for you⁺ the windows of the heavens and pour out for you⁺ blessing until [there is] no space!

ÅB: Bær hele tienden inn i forrådshuset, så det kan finnes mat i mitt hus, og prøv meg på denne måte, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, om jeg ikke vil åpne himmelens sluser for dere og utøse velsignelser over dere i rikelig mål!
OTB: Bring alle tiendene inn i forrådshuset, så det kan være mat i mitt hus, og prøv meg nå med dette," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, "om jeg ikke vil åpne himmelens vinduer for dere og utøse en velsignelse, så det ikke er rom nok til å ta imot den.
B1930: Bær hele tienden inn i forrådshuset, så det kan finnes mat i mitt hus, og prøv mig på denne måte, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, om jeg ikke vil åpne himmelens sluser for eder og utøse velsignelser over eder i rikelig mål!

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
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Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
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Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
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Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
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Deuteronomy 28:12
The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.
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Leviticus 27:30
Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
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Nehemiah 13:10–13
I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
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Nehemiah 12:44
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
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