El panorama
Malaquías 3 abre con “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.” y termina con “Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Malaquías · Versión King James · 18Malaquías 3:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before…
Malaquías 3:1–6 abre con “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye…” y llega a “For I am the LORD , I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los llamados a arrepentirse, confiar, esperar, reconstruir o permanecer fieles en el centro de Malaquías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
“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…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Malaquías 3:1-6
Versión King James1Behold, 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.
2But 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:
3And 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 righteousness.
4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD , as in the days of old, and as in former years.
5And 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.
6For I am the LORD , I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Malaquías 3:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine…
Malaquías 3:7–12 abre con “Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept…” y llega a “And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los llamados a arrepentirse, confiar, esperar, reconstruir o permanecer fieles en el centro de Malaquías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Malaquías 3:7-12
Versión King James7Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10Bring 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.
11And 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.
12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malaquías 3:13-18
Versículos 13–18: Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD . Yet ye say, What…
Malaquías 3:13–18 abre con “Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD . Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much…” y llega a “Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los llamados a arrepentirse, confiar, esperar, reconstruir o permanecer fieles en el centro de Malaquías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD . Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Malaquías 3:13-18
Versión King James13Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD . Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
16Then 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.
17And 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.
18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Malachi 3:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Malachi 3:8 forma un giro natural: “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.”
La nota final
Malachi 3:18 deja al lector con “Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, hosts, return, robbed, serveth, call ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.