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Rh :And the messenger of the covenant,
 * Whom ye delight in,
 * Behold, he cometh,
 * Saith the 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 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 there shall be they that shall offer unto the
 * Offerings in righteousness.
 * Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
 * Be pleasant unto the ,
 * As in the days of old,
 * And as in ancient years.


 * 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 of hosts.
 * For I the change not;
 * And ye, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.


 * 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 of hosts.
 * But 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 heave-offerings.
 * Ye are cursed with the curse,
 * Yet ye rob Me,
 * Even this whole nation.
 * Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house,
 * That there may be food in My house,
 * And try Me now herewith,
 * Saith the of hosts,
 * If I will not open you the windows of heaven,
 * And pour you out a blessing,
 * That there shall be more than sufficiency.
 * And I will rebuke the devourer for your good.
 * And he shall not destroy the fruits of your land;
 * Neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field,
 * Saith the of hosts.
 * And all nations shall call you happy;
 * For ye shall be a delightsome land,
 * Saith the of hosts.


 * Your words have been all too strong against Me,
 * Saith the.
 * Yet ye say: 'Wherein have 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
 * Because of the of hosts?
 * And now we call the proud happy;
 * Yea, they that work wickedness are built up;