Malachi

Malachi 3:5

⁵“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I will draw near	וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י	wə·qā·raḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7126 come near, approach
to you	אֲלֵיכֶם֮	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
for judgment	לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒	lam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
And I will be	וְהָיִ֣יתִי׀	wə·hā·yî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a swift	מְמַהֵ֗ר	mə·ma·hêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H4116 hasten
witness	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness
against sorcerers	בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙	bam·ḵaš·šə·p̄îm	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3784 practice sorcery
and adulterers	וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים	ū·ḇam·nā·’ă·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H5003 commit adultery
and	וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים	ū·ḇan·niš·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H7650 swear
perjurers	לַשָּׁ֑קֶר	laš·šā·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
against oppressors	וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י	ū·ḇə·‘ō·šə·qê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
of the widowed	אַלְמָנָ֨ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
and fatherless	וְיָת֤וֹם	wə·yā·ṯō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and against those who defraud laborers	שְׂכַר־	śə·ḵa·r·śā-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7939 hire, wages
of their wages	שָׂ֠כִיר	śā·k̲îr	Adjective - masculine singular	H7916 hired
and deny justice	וּמַטֵּי־	ū·maṭ·ṭê-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to the foreigner	גֵר֙	ḡêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
but do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear Me	יְרֵא֔וּנִי	yə·rê·’ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3372 fear
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

James 5:8–9 · Hebrews 13:4 · Deuteronomy 5:11 · James 5:4 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Malachi 2:14 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Jeremiah 7:9–10 · Revelation 22:15 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 · Revelation 21:8 · Deuteronomy 5:17–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.