Malachi 3:5
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 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.Malachi 3:5 in the real world
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In what words
- כָּשַׁףkâshaphproperly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
- שָׂכִירsâkîyra man at wages by the day or year
- שָׂכָרsâkârpayment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation,
- נָאַףnâʼaphto commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- עָשַׁקʻâshaqto press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
- יָתוֹםyâthôwma bereaved person
- אַלְמָנָהʼalmânâha widow; also a desolate place
- עֵדʻêdconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jas 5:8–9, Heb 13:4, Deu 5:11, Jas 5:4, Deu 27:19, Mal 2:14, Gal 5:19–21, Jer 7:9–10