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Malachi Chapter 3 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Malachi 3:4

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
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BBE Malachi 3:4

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as in days gone by, and as in past years.
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DARBY Malachi 3:4

Then shall the oblation of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
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KJV Malachi 3:4

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
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WBT Malachi 3:4

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WEB Malachi 3:4

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
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YLT Malachi 3:4

And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The offering of Judah and Jerusalem. When the purification has taken place, and the priests offer pure worship, then the sacrifices of the whole nation will be acceptable. Judah and Jerusalem represent the kingdom of the Messiah; for salvation is of the Jews, and the gospel was first preached at Jerusalem. As in former (ancient) years. As in the days of Moses, David, and Solomon, or still earlier in the case of Abel, noah, Abraham, and the patriarchs. (See the account of the ideal priesthood, ch. 2:5, etc.) The prophet does not necessarily expect that the Mosaic ritual is to last forever and to be maintained throughout the world, but he employs the terms with which the Jewish people were conversant to express the worship of the new covenant (comp. Malachi 1:11, and note there).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Days of old . . . former years.--Perhaps, if we must define the period, from the time of Moses to the first year of the reign of Solomon. But we cannot be certain on this point. It seems to be one of the characteristics of Malachi to be somewhat of a laudator temporis acti. (Comp. Malachi 2:5-7.)