Malachi 3:17

And they shall be Mine, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os, 1 in that Yom when I make up My segullah (special treasure, possession); 1 and I will spare them, 1 as a man spareth his own ben haoved oto (son that serveth him). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

In Context

16Then they that feared Hashem 1 spoke often one to another; 1 and Hashem paid heed, and heard it, 1 and a Sefer Zikaron (book of remembrance) was written before Him 1 for them that feared Hashem, 1 and that meditated upon Shmo (His Name). 1

18Then shall ye return, 1 and discern between the tzaddik and the rasha, 1 between oved Elohim (him that serveth G-d) 1 and him that serveth Him not. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:6For thou art an Am Kadosh unto Hashem Eloheicha; Hashem Eloheicha hath chosen thee to be an Am Segullah (Treasured People) unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of ha'adamah.

Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast distinguished Hashem this day to be thy Elohim, and to walk in His ways, and to be shomer over His chukkim, and His mitzvot, and His mishpatim, and to give heed unto His voice;

Psalms 103:8Hashem is rachum and channun, 1 slow to anger, and plenteous in chesed. 1

Psalms 115:13Yevarech Yirei Hashem (He will bless those who fear Hashem ), 1 the ketanim with the gedolim. 1

Song of Solomon 2:16Dodi (my beloved) is mine, 1 and I am his; 1 he feedeth among the lilies. 1

Isaiah 62:3Thou shalt also be an ateret tiferet 1 in the Yad Hashem, 1 and a tzanif melukhah (royal turban, diadem) 1 in the palm of thy G-d. 1

Matthew Henry on Malachi 3:14-18

Wicked Conversation Reproved; Evil Maxims of Sinners; Pious Converse Commended; Promises to the Godly. ( b. c. 400.) 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord . Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 16 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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