H3068G–יְהֹוָה–ye.ho.vah

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

יְהוָֽה־ Yah.weh- “Yahweh”

But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Judah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

The Lord will have the man who does this cut off root and branch out of the tents of Jacob, and him who makes an offering to the Lord of armies.

יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”לַֽיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And this again you do: covering the altar of the Lord with weeping and with grief, so that he gives no more thought to the offering, and does not take it with pleasure from your hand.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

יְהוָה֩ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

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.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room f

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And you will be named happy by all nations: for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of armies.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Then those in whom was the fear of the Lord had talk together: and the Lord gave ear, and it was recorded in a book to be kept in mind before him, for those who had the fear of the Lord and gave thought to his name.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “<of> Yahweh”יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “<of> Yahweh”

And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”