H3068G–יְהֹוָה–ye.ho.vah

For the lips of a priest preserve knowledge, And law they do seek from his mouth, For a messenger of Jehovah of Hosts he `is'.

יְהוָֽה־ Yah.weh- “Yahweh”

And ye, ye have turned from the way, Ye have caused many to stumble in the law, Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Dealt treacherously hath Judah, And abomination hath been done in Israel, and in Jerusalem, For polluted hath Judah the holy thing of Jehovah, That He hath loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Cut off doth Jehovah the man who doth it, Tempter and tempted -- from the tents of Jacob, Even he who is bringing nigh a present to Jehovah of Hosts.

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

And this a second time ye do, Covering with tears the altar of Jehovah, With weeping and groaning, Because there is no more turning unto the present, Or receiving of a pleasing thing from your hand.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And ye have said, `Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.

יְהוָה֩ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For `I' hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He `who' hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

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

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer `is' good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where `is' the God of judgment?'

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

Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For I `am' Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, `In what do we turn back?'

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: `What have we spoken against Thee?'

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Ye have said, `A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming His name.

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

And they have been to Me, said Jehovah of Hosts, In the day that I am appointing -- a peculiar treasure, And I have had pity on them, As one hath pity on his son who is serving him.

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch,

יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And ye have trodden down the wicked, For they are ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day that I am appointing, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”