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Malachi 3:16

At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.

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ASV

Then they that feared Jehovah spake one with another; and Jehovah hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.

KJV

Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָ֧ז'azthenH227 →
נִדְבְּר֛וּnid.be.Ruthey spoke togetherH1696 →
יִרְאֵ֥יyir.'Ei[those] fearingH3373 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 →
וַיַּקְשֵׁ֤בvai.yak.Shevand he paid attentionH7181 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיִּשְׁמָ֔עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085 →
וַ֠יִּכָּתֵבVai.yi.ka.tevand it was writtenH3789 →
סֵ֣פֶרSe.fera document ofH5612 →
זִכָּר֤וֹןzi.ka.RonremembranceH2146 →
לְפָנָיו֙le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
לְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'Eiof [those] fearingH3373 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068 →
וּלְחֹשְׁבֵ֖יu.le.cho.she.Veiand of [those who] esteemedH2803 →
שְׁמֽוֹ׃she.Mo<of> name hisH8034 →

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Psalms 139:16Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.Psalms 56:8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.Acts 10:4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.Isaiah 34:16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.Hebrews 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.Malachi 3:5“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.Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.Matthew 18:19–20Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

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