“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
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And I will come near to you to judgment - They had clamored for the coming of “the God of judgment”; God assures them that He will …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
REBUKE OF INFIDELITY. THE ADVENT OF THE LORD FORETOLD (Malachi 2:17 to Malachi 3:18).
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
See how hard taskmasters are put, by divine inspiration, with sorcerers, adulterers, and false swearers. They do not think badly of themselves, but…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Here the Prophet retorts the complaints which the Jews had previously made. There is then a counter-movement when he says, I will draw near to …
John Gill
JohnGill
And I will come near to you to judgment
And so will manifestly appear to be the God of judgment they asked after, ([…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The first words of this chapter seem to be an answer to the scoffers of those days. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. He is …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes