Malachi 3:5

3:5 “I ¹  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, ²  and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, ³  who refuse to help ⁴  the immigrant ⁵  and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 3:18

3:18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between ⁶  the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.

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¹ 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).

² tn Heb “those who swear [oaths] falsely.” Cf. NIV “perjurers”; TEV “those who give false testimony”; NLT “liars.”

³ tn Heb “and against the oppressors of the worker for a wage, [the] widow and orphan.”

⁴ tn Heb “those who turn aside.”

⁵ tn Or “resident foreigner”; NIV “aliens”; NRSV “the alien.”

⁶ tn Heb “you will see between.” Cf. NRSV, TEV, NLT “see the difference.”