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Berean Standard Bible

““Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.”

Malachi 3:1

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Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament, written probably in the fifth century BC after the temple had been rebuilt. The people had grown cynical, asking where the God of justice was.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

aquí, yo envío mi mensajero, el cual preparará el camino delante de mí: y luego vendrá á su templo el Señor á quien vosotros buscáis, y el ángel del pacto, á quien deseáis vosotros. He aquí viene, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Presten atención a lo que el Señor Todopoderoso dice: «Yo enviaré a mi mensajero delante de mí, para que me prepare el camino. Entonces el Señor, a quien buscan, vendrá repentinamente a su templo. Sí, vendrá primero el mensajero que anuncia la alianza de Dios, a quienes ustedes desean».

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