Malachi 3:12
10 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.
“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
13 “Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
14 You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- KJV
- And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
- WEB
- “All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land,” says the LORD of Armies.
- ASV
- And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- DARBY
- And all nations shall call you blessed; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- BLB
- “And all the nations will call you⁺ blessed, for you⁺ will be a land of delight,” says YHWH of Hosts.
- ÅB
- Og alle folkene skal prise dere lykkelige; for da skal deres land være et herlig land, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
- OTB
- "Og alle folkeslag skal kalle dere velsignet, for dere skal være et herlig land," sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
- B1930
- Og alle folkene skal prise eder lykkelige; for da skal eders land være et herlig land, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 61:9
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
Read in contextIsaiah 62:4
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
Read in contextZechariah 8:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
Read in contextLuke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:7–10
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:12
It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
Read in context2 Chronicles 32:23
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
Read in context