Malachi
Malachi 3:6
6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| change | שָׁנִ֑יתִי | šā·nî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8138 change |
| you | וְאַתֶּ֥ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| descendants | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹ֖ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| have not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| been destroyed | כְלִיתֶֽם׃ | ḵə·lî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 23:19 · Hebrews 13:8 · James 1:17 · Lamentations 3:22–23 · Jeremiah 32:27 · Isaiah 40:28–31 · Romans 8:28–32 · Exodus 3:14–15 · Hebrews 6:18 · 1 Samuel 15:29 · Revelation 1:8 · Revelation 22:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.