A.V. Or, ex cellency. + Heb. a seed of God. Il Or, unfaithfully. Or, if he hate her, put her away. + Heb. to put away. * Matt. 11. 10. Mark 1. 2. Luke 1. 76. & 7.27. : [1611 I Or, ancient. 13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek ta godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth_evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? 3 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' sope: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteous ness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in "former years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that "oppress the defraud. hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. 6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not *Zech. 1. kept them. * Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 3. * Gen. 7. 11. + Heb. empty out. + Heb. corrupt. * Job 21. 14. 8¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and + pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 13 Your words have been *stout against me, 13 And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it 14 with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been wit ness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of 15 thy covenant. 2 And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his 16 youth. For 3I hate putting away, saith the LORD, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith the LORD of hosts therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 17 5 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of judgement? 3 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, he cometh, saith 2 the LORD of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and 3 like fullers' soap: and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto the LORD 4 offerings in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and 5 as in ancient years. And I will come near to you to judgement; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers; and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, 6 and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. For I the LORD change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But 8 ye say, Wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? yet ye rob me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye 10 rob me, even this whole nation. Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room 11 enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time 12 in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. And all nations shall call you happy: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. R. V. 1 Or, a second time 2 Or, And not one hath done so who had a residue of the spirit. Or, even 5 Or, angel 6 Heb. heave offer ings. A. V. + Heb. his obser vation. + Heb. in black. + Heb. are built. * Ps. 95.9. || Or, special treasure. * Luke 1. 78. : [1611 omits ye] *Ex.20.3. * Matt. 11. 14. Mark 9. 11. Luke 1. 17. saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept this ordinance, and that we have walked †mournfully before the LORD of hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that *tempt God are even delivered. 16 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. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my "jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the *Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5 ¶ Behold, I will send you * Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. R.V. 1 Or, in mourn ing ap wherein I do make a peculiar saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein have 14 we spoken against thee? Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts ? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they parel 16 tempt God, and are delivered. Then they that feared the LORD spake one with another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon 17 his name. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in the day 2 that I do make, 2 Or, even a peculiar treasure; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that 18 serveth him. Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that 4 serveth him not. For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave 2 them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the 3 stall. And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I do make, saith the LORD of hosts. treasure 3 Or. do this [Ch. iii. 19 in Heb.] 4 Or. with 5 Or, land 6 Or, ban APPENDIX. The American Old Testament Revision Company, while recognizing the cordial acceptance given to many of their suggestions, present the following instances in which they differ from the English Company, as of sufficient importance to be appended to the Revision in accordance with the original agreement. CLASSES OF PASSAGES. " " I. Substitute the Divine name "Jehovah" wherever it occurs in the Hebrew text, for "the LORD' and "GOD" and omit the marg. to "the LORD" at Gen. ii. 4, and "Heb. Jehovah" from the marg. at Ex. iii. 15; also substitute "Jehovah for "the LORD or "Jah" wherever the latter occurs in the Hebrew text, and retain or insert "Heb. Jah" in the marg. ; where “Jehovah” immediately follows, viz. in Is. xii. 2, xxvi. 4, read “Jehovah, even Jehovah" and omit "Jehovah" from the marg. II. Substitute "Sheol" wherever it occurs in the Hebrew text, for the renderings "the grave" "the pit" and "hell" and omit these renderings from the marg. III. Substitute "a" for "an", "my" for "mine" and "thy" for "thine" wherever followed by "h" aspirated. IV. Substitute "who" or "that" for "which" when used of persons. V. Substitute "are" for "be" in the present indicative, and omit "for" before infinitives. VI. Omit from the margin all renderings from the LXX., Vulgate, and other ancient Versions or authorities' VII. The following substitutions are preferred, with the necessary inflectional variations: "base man" for "man of Belial" or "son of B."; "base woman" for "daughter of Belial"; "base men" for "men of Belial " sons of B." or "children of B." 99 66 "before" for "afore"; also for "or ever" except in Ps. xc. 2; Eccl. xii. 1, 2, 6. "blow the trumpet " for "blow with (or, "blow up") the trumpet "boil" "boiled" for "seethe" "sod" "sodden" "bonds" for "bands" in Job xxxix. 5, and elsewhere uniformly for the same Hebrew word. "contend" for "plead" in Judg. vi. 31 (three times) and so wherever the latter rendering represents the same Hebrew verb unless followed by "cause ", except in Is. i. 17. But substitute "enter into judgment' for "plead" in Jer. xxv. 31; Ezek. xvii. 20; xx. 35, 36 (twice). “devise” for “imagine” in Ps. x. 2; xxi. 11; cxl. 2; Hos. vii. 15; Nah. i. 9, 11; Zech. vii. 10; viii. 17. "diminish" for "minish" encamp" for "camp"; also, for "pitch" when used intransitively. ("thee" etc.) for "God forbid ", except in 1 Sam. xiv. 45; xx. 2, where substitute "harlot" for "whore" and "whorish woman"; "play the harlot" for "go a whoring" and "commit whoredom " "lovingkindness" for "mercy" in Gen. xix. 19; for "favour" in Job x. 12; for "goodness" in Ps. cvii. 8; "lovingkindnesses for mercies" in 2 Chron. vi. 42. So substitute "lovingkindness " for either of these renderings wherever it stands for the same Hebrew word (hhésed) when used of God; but substitute" kindness for "mercy" in Ps. cix. 12, 16; for "favour" in Esth. ii. 17, and wherever either of these renderings stands for the same Hebrew word, when used of men in relation to each other. In Hos. vi. 4 retain "goodness" and make ver. 6 conform. "merciful" for "full of compassion" "mound" for "mount" (cast up by invaders) "new wine" for "wine" in Gen. xxvii. 28, and elsewhere uniformly for the same Hebrew word. " "number" for "tell" in Gen. xv. 5 (twice); Ps. xlviii. 12; lvi. 8; Jer. xxxiii. 13; and "count for "tell" in 1 Kings viii. 5; 2 Kings xii. 10; 2 Chron. v. 6; Ps. cxlvii. 4. "oil" for "ointment" "olive oil" for "oil olive" "perfumer" for "apothecary" and "confectionary" "perverse' ("perverseness") for "froward" ("frowardness") except in 2 Sam. xxii. 27; Job v. 13; Ps. xviii. 26; "wayward" for "perverse" in Prov. ii. 15; for "froward" in iv. 24; xvii. 20, and "cunning" for "froward" in Job v. 13. "put to shame" for "ashamed" "refine" for "fine" (metal). So "refiner" for "finer" "scoffer" for "scorner" and "scoffing" for "scornful" and "scorning" "settings" for "ouches" 66 since for "sith" "sitteth above" (the cherubim) for "sitteth upon" with marg. Or, is enthroned "skill" for "cunning" (noun) and "skilful" for "cunning" (adj.) when either relates to workman or work. "stench" for "stink", when used as a noun. "stronghold" for "hold", when used as a noun. "take refuge" for "trust" (Deut. xxxii. 37) for "put . . . trust" (Ps. ii. 12), and so uniformly as the rendering of the same Hebrew verb. "therewith" for "withal" in Ex. xxv. 29; xxx. 4; xxxvii. 16; Lev. xi. 21. "trespass offering" for "guilt offering" "uncover" for "discover" except in 1 Sam. xiv. 8, 11, and xxii. 6. "wail" for "howl" where it is used of persons. "wait for" for "wait on" in Ps. xxv. 3, and so uniformly as the rendering of the same Hebrew verb, except in Ps. lii. 9. "wrath" for "fury" when it is attributed to God, except in Is. xlii. 25; lxvi. 15, and "wrathful" for "furious" VIII. The modern spelling is preferred for the following words : GENESIS XII. 16-DEUTERONOMY XXXIII. 14. GENESIS. 1013 XII. 16 For "entreated Abram well" read "dealt well with Abram" XV. 2 For "Dammesek Eliezer" read Eliezer of Damascus " XVIII. 19 For "justice and judgement" read "righteousness and justice" So in Prov. xxi. 3 XXXV. 5 Substitute the marg. ("a terror of God") for the text. 16 For "way" read "distance" So in xlviii. 7, and in marg. of 2 Kings v. 19. XLIX. 3 For "excellency" read "pre-eminence" (twice) So in ver. 4. 4 For "Unstable" read "Boiling over" and omit the marg. I. 21 For "houses" read "households" EXODUS. V. 22, 23 For "evil entreated" read "dealt ill with" So in Deut. xxvi. 6. XV. 9 For "lust" read "desire" 15 For "amazed" read "dismayed' So in Judg. xx. 41. XVII. 14 Add marg. to "a book " Or, the book " XIX. 5 For "a peculiar treasure unto me" read "mine own possession So for "a peculiar treasure" in Mal. iii. 17. XXI. 29 For "but that" read "but" XXIII. 5 Read "thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him." 21 For "of him" read "before him" XXV. 38 For "tongs" read "snuffers" So in Num. iv. 9; 2 Chron. iv. 21. XXVII. 21 For "order it" read "keep it in order" So in Lev. xxiv. 3, 4. XXXIV. 6 For "plenteous" read "abundant" So in Num. xiv. 18; Neh. ix. 17; Ps. lxxxvi. 5, 15; ciii. 8; Joel ii. 13; Jonah iv. 2. XXXVIII. 8 For "serving... served" read "ministering . . . ministered" LEVITICUS. IX. 2 For "bull calf" read "calf of the herd" XVI. 8 Marg. 2 for "dismissal" read "removal" XVIII. 18 For "woman "read "wife" NUMBERS. V. 21, 22 For "belly" read "body' So in xxv. 8; Judg. iii. 21, 22; Prov. xviii. 8. XXIII. 21 To "perverseness" add marg. Or, trouble DEUTERONOMY. III. 25 To "mountain" add marg. Or, hill country IV. 29 Read "But from thence ye shall seek . . . and thou shalt find him when thou searchest" etc. 34 Substitute the marg. ("trials") for the text. So in vii. 19; xxix. 3. VII, 6 For "a peculiar people unto himself" read "a people for his own possession" So in xiv. 2; xxvi. 18. IX. 1 For "possess " read "dispossess So in xi. 23; xii. 2, 29; xviii. 14; xxxi. 3. XVII. 15 For "in any wise" read "surely" So in xxii. 7. XXIII. 16 For "liketh" read "pleaseth" So in Esth. viii. 8; Amos iv. 5. XXVI. 17 For "shouldest" read "wouldest' XXVIII. 53 For "straitness . . . straiten" read "distress. . . distress' So in verses 55, 57 and in Jer. xix. 9. 67 For "Would God" read "Would" XXXI. 21 For "go about, even now read "frame this day" XXXII. 27 For "misdeem" read "judge amiss" 39 For "have wounded" read "wound" XXXIII. 3 For "peoples" read "people" 6 For "Yet" read "Nor" and add marg. Or, But 14 Add marg. to "moons" Or, months |