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Malachi 1:9

“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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ASV

And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts.

KJV

And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
חַלּוּ־cha.lu-entreatH2470 →
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994 →
פְנֵי־fe.nei-[the] face ofH6440 →
אֵ֖ל'elGodH410 →
וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּvi.cha.Ne.nuso he may show favor to usH2603 →
מִיֶּדְכֶם֙mi.yed.Khemfrom hand yourH3027 →
הָ֣יְתָהHa.ye.tahit wasH1961 →
זֹּ֔אתZotthisH2063 →
הֲיִשָּׂ֤אha.yi.Sa'¿ will he lift upH5375 →
מִכֶּם֙mi.Kemany of <the> you
פָּנִ֔יםpa.NimfaceH6440 →
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →

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Numbers 6:25may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;1 Peter 1:17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.Exodus 32:11But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?Jeremiah 27:18If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.Romans 2:11For God does not show favoritism.Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”Hebrews 7:26–27Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.Job 22:30He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”Acts 19:15–16Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”Zechariah 3:1–5Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.Joel 2:17Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.Joel 1:13–14Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.Genesis 43:29When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”1 Samuel 12:19They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”Hosea 13:9You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper.

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About Malachi

Ezra Reads the Law to the People — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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