Malachi 1:5

When you Israeli people yourselves see what I will do to them, you will say, “ It is evident far beyond the borders of Israel that Yahweh is very great!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.

In Context

4The descendants of Esau who live in Edom may say, “ Yes, we have been crushed/ruined, but we will rebuild houses in the ruins.” But the Commander of the armies of angels replies, “They may build houses again, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be called ‘The land where wicked people live’ and their people will be called ‘The people with whom Yahweh is angry forever’.”

6But the Commander of the armies of angels says to the priests, “Boys honor their fathers, and servants respect their masters. So, if I am like your father and your master, why [RHQ] do you not honor and respect me? You have despised me [MTY]!” But you ask, “◄How/In what way► have we despised you?”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:7You [SYN] and your ancestors have seen all these miracles that Yahweh performed.

1 Samuel 12:16“Now stand here quietly and see the great thing that Yahweh is about to do.

Psalms 35:26Cause those who rejoice about my misfortunes to be completely defeated and disgraced; cause those who boast that they are much greater than me to be disgraced and dishonored!

Psalms 83:17Cause them to be forever disgraced because of being defeated, and cause them to die while they are still disgraced.

Ezekiel 38:23By doing that, I will cause the people of many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do the things that I say that I will do.’”

Micah 5:4And that man who will be ruling there in Jerusalem will stand and lead his people well, because Yahweh, his God, will cause him to be strong and greatly honored. Then the people whom he rules will live in Jerusalem safely; he will be greatly honored by people all over the earth, so no one will dare to attack Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on Malachi 1:2-6

Malachi God's prophets were his witnesses to his church, each in his day, for several ages, witnesses for him and his authority, witnesses against sin and sinners, attesting the true intents of God's providences in his dealings with his people then and the kind intentions of his grace concerning his church in the days of the Messiah, to whom all the prophets bore witness, for they all agreed in their testimony; and now we have only one witness more to call, and we have done with our evidence; and though he be the… Read the whole commentary →

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