Maleakhi 1:14

1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” ¹  says the Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Maleakhi 3:16

3:16 Then those who respected ²  the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. ³  A scroll ⁴  was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

[1:14]  ¹ sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.

[3:16]  ² tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”

[3:16]  ³ tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”

[3:16]  ⁴ sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the Lord keeps an ongoing record of the names of all the redeemed (see Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Rev 20:12-15).