Malachi 3:8
Will a man insult God? for ye insult me. But ye say, Wherein have we insulted thee? In that the tithes and firstfruits are with you still.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9And ye do surely look off from me, and ye insult me.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:25And in the fifth year ye shall eat the fruit, its produce is an increase to you. I am the Lord your God.
Numbers 18:21And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness.
Psalms 29:2I will exalt thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, 1 And not caused mine enemies to rejoice over me. 1
Proverbs 11:24There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: 1 And there are some also who gather, yet have less. 1
Malachi 1:8For if ye bring a blind victim for sacrifices, is it not evil? and if ye bring the lame or the sick, is it not evil? offer it now to thy ruler, and see if he will receive thee, if he will accept thy person, saith the Lord Almighty.
Matthew Henry on Malachi 3:8-13
The Sins of the People; Encouragements to Repentance. ( b. c. 400.) 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that… Read the whole commentary →