Malachi 2:2

2:2 If you do not listen and take seriously 1  the need to honor my name,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will send judgment 2  on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.

Malachi 3:5

3:5 “I 3  will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, 4  and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, 5  who refuse to help 6  the immigrant 7  and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

1 tn Heb “and if you do not place upon [the] heart”; KJV, NAB, NRSV “lay it to heart.”

2 tn Heb “the curse” (so NASB, NRSV); NLT “a terrible curse.”

3 tn The first person pronoun (a reference to the Lord) indicates that the Lord himself now speaks (see also v. 1). The prophet speaks in vv. 2-4 (see also 2:17).

4 tn Heb “those who swear [oaths] falsely.” Cf. NIV “perjurers”; TEV “those who give false testimony”; NLT “liars.”

5 tn Heb “and against the oppressors of the worker for a wage, [the] widow and orphan.”

6 tn Heb “those who turn aside.”

7 tn Or “resident foreigner”; NIV “aliens”; NRSV “the alien.”