Maleakhi 3:17

3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. ¹  I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.

Maleakhi 1:9

1:9 But now plead for God’s favor ²  that he might be gracious to us. ³  “With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?” asks the Lord who rules over all.

Maleakhi 3:6

Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness

3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, ⁴  you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

[3:17]  ¹ sn The Hebrew word סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah, “special property”) is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God’s redemptive grace, especially Israel (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18). The Lord says here that he will not forget even one individual in the day of judgment and reward.

[1:9]  ² tn Heb “seek the face of God.”

[1:9]  ³ tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunction indicates purpose (cf. NASB, NRSV).

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.