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Malachi 3:18

return, and discern When "judgment shall returnunto righteousness" (Psalms 94:15), when, that is, the judgement of God shall not only be, as it ever is, but be seen to be righteous, then not only shall "all the upright in heart follow it" with glad approval, but those who have impiously called it in question (Malachi 3:14) shall witness and confess the justice of the discriminating sentence.

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See also Malachi 3:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Malachi 3:18. _THEN SHALL YE RETURN_] To your _senses_, when perhaps _too_ _late_; and _discern_-see the difference which God makes, _between the_ _righteous and the wicked_, which will be most...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THEN SHALL YE RETURN, OR TURN - , not, “return” in the sense of returning to God, for in that day will be the time of judgment, not of repentance; nor yet, “then shall ye again see;” for this is what...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    THE REMNANT AND THE CONCLUDING PROPHECY CHAPTER 3:16-4:6 In the midst of all these moral conditions, the apostasy of the masses, we find a pleasing picture of a godly portion, whom the Lord mentions...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    MALACHI 3:13 TO MALACHI 4:3. THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. The prophet here returns to the complaint of those who thought that religion did not pay (with Malachi 3:14; cf....

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE -- MALACHI 3:16-18:_ The message of this chapter ends with God reminding the people that He would remember those who serve him in righteousness. This book of remembrance conta...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEN THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD— Houbigant remarks, that by the word _jewels_ in Malachi 3:17 are meant those who feared God, and embraced the faith of the Gospel. This, says he, is principally to be u...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    IF THE PEOPLE WILL RETURN IN DEVOTION TO GOD HE WILL YET BLESS THEM. Malachi 3:7-12 RV. From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? He notices the complaint of the Jews, that it is of no profit to serve Yahweh, for that...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    3:18 discern (b-6) Or 'shall again discern.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    3 The Speedy Judgment 1. This v. is closely connected with the preceding. It is the answer to the question, 'Where is the God of judgment?' The messenger is evidently a prophet or a succession of pro...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    MY *MESSENGER MALACHI _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 3 V1 ‘Look at me! I will send my *messenger. He will prepare the way for me. Then, suddenly, the *Lord that you are looking for will come to his...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REBUKE OF INFIDELITY. THE ADVENT OF THE LORD FORETOLD (MALACHI 2:17 TO MALACHI 3:18). (17) A new section of the prophecy begins with this verse. The prophet now directs his reproofs against the people...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ שַׁבְתֶּם֙ וּ רְאִיתֶ֔ם בֵּ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק לְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1; Malachi 4:1 PROPHECY WITHIN THE LAW "MALACHI" 1-4 BENEATH this title we may gather all the eight sections of the Book of "Malachi." They contain many things of perennial i...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    WICKEDNESS AND PRIDE SHALL FIND JUDGMENT Malachi 3:13-18; Malachi 4:1-6 The day cometh! either in the fall of Jerusalem or in some terrible catastrophe yet future. Whenever it comes may we be reckone...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The last division of the Book contains the prophet's announcement of the coming of Messiah. It falls into three sections, one dealing with the coming One, one dealing with the Coming Day, and one utte...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I include the whole of these verses under one reading, in order to observe in them what the last verse expresseth, the discerning between the righteous and the wicked. And what can more strikingly set...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS Reader! behold in this Chapter the gracious goodness of the Lord, in promising to send his Herald, to prepare the way of the Lord! And mark the corresponding event with the prediction, in...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. The Lord has not been pleased to give us much express information of the prophets in general, with the exception of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel, and in a me...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    This verse at the first view seems to be addressed to the faithful; for there never has been a turning as to the reprobate: but as the word has a wide meaning, the passage may be suitably applied to t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The prophecy of Malachi deals with the people brought back from the captivity of Babylon, and is most important as shewing the moral condition of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SHALL YE RETURN,.... Either the wicked, who will be "converted" z, as some render the word, and will have a different view of things, and change their minds and language; or they that feared the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Ver. 18. _Then shall ye return and discern_] You wicked blasphemers,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then shall ye_ Ye contemners of God and religion; _return and discern_ See clearly, and distinguish perfectly; _between the righteous and the wicked_ Between the characters and the portion of the tru...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE WAYS OF GOD VINDICATED...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then shall ye, those who were now grumbling, RETURN AND DISCERN BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED, noting the difference between the two classes, also in the manner in which God dealt with them, BE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-18 Among the Jews at this time, some plainly discovered themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those who work wickedness, tempt God by presumptuous sins. Judg...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEN, when that day of the Lord punishing the Jews by the Romans shall come, and he shall do thus for his jewels, shall ye, the blasphemous scoffers, proud contemnors of God and. religion, return; ret...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Malachi 3:18 again H7725 (H8804) discern H7200 (H8804) righteous H6662 wicked H7563 serves H5647 (H8802) God...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    GOD Summary of the Old Testament Revelation of Deity: God is revealed in the Old Testament. (1) through His names, as follows: English Form Hebrew Equivalent Primary God LORD Lord El, Elah, or Elo...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Malachi 3:1. _Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me:_ The name Malachi means «my messenger.» The reference here is, of course, to John the Baptist, who was to prepa...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Mission of John the Baptist, and Christ's first advent foretold. Israel exhorted to return to God. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Malachi, John the Baptist. CONCLUSION: Those who deny God His pa...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Malachi 3:1. _Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me._ John the baptist, as our Saviour himself expounds this passage. Matthew 11:7. _The Lord whom ye seek,_ and for whom...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And discern between the righteous and the wicked._ THE CHARACTERS OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED CONTRASTED The time alluded to by the prophet appears to be the awful day of judgment. Then shall ye...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES. Malachi 3:13.] Impatient murmuring is most unreasonable; the day is coming which will bring to light the distinction between the righteous and the wicked. MALACHI 3:13. STOUT] (bold)...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION MALACHI 3:1 BEHOLD, I WILL SEND (_I send_) MY MESSENGER. God answers that he is coming to show himself the God of judgment and justice. Are they ready to meet him and to bear his sentence?...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now the promise of the coming of John the Baptist as the forerunner to Jesus Christ. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenl...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Thessalonians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Acts 16:17; Acts 27:23;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    VITAL QUESTIONS Malachi 1:1; Malachi 2:1; Malachi 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Malachi presents questions asked by God. In response, instead of a direct answer, the chosen people, Israel, ask...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ye — Ye contemners of God and religion, return to your reason, forced by the convincing power of God's judgments. Discern — Clearly see the happiness of the righteous, and your own misery, who perish...

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