Malachi 3:1 (ESV)

Malachi 3:5 - “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
Against perjurers,
Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the LORD of hosts.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the LORD Almighty.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the LORD of Armies.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“Then I will come^H7126 near^H7126 to you for judgment^H4941; and I will be a swift^H4116 witness^H5707 against the sorcerers^H3784, the adulterers^H5003, against those who swear^H7650 falsely^H8267, those who [fn]oppress^H6231 the wage^H7916 earner^H7916 in his wages^H7939 or the widow^H490 or the [fn]orphan^H3490, and those who turn^H5186 away^H5186 the stranger^H1616 from justice and do not [fn]fear^H3372 Me,” says^H559 the LORD^H3068 of armies^H6635.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the [fn]orphan, and those who turn aside the [fn]alien and do not [fn]fear Me,” says the LORD of hosts.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“Then I will draw^H7126 near^H7126 to you for judgment^H4941; and I will be a swift^H4116 witness^H5707 against the sorcerers^H3784 and against the adulterers^H5003 and against those who swear^H7650 falsely^H8267 and against those who oppress^H6231 the wage^H7916 earner^H7916 in his wages^H7939, the widow^H490 and the [fn]orphan^H3490, and those who turn^H5186 aside^H5186 the sojourner^H1616 and do not [fn]fear^H3372 Me,” says^H559 Yahweh^H3068 of hosts^H6635.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the LORD of hosts.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the LORD who rules over all.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

"Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don't fear me," says the LORD of Hosts.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

et accedam ad vos in iudicio et ero testis velox maleficis et adulteris et periuris et qui calumniantur mercedem mercennarii viduas et pupillos et opprimunt peregrinum nec timuerunt me dicit Dominus exercituum

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَأَقْتَرِبُ مِنْكُمْ لأَكُونَ شَاهِداً سَرِيعاً ضِدَّ السَّحَرَةِ وَالزُّنَاةِ وَالْحَالِفِينَ بِالزُّورِ وَالْمُسْتَغِلِّينَ لأُجْرَةِ الْعَامِلِ وَمُضْطَهِدِي الأَرَامِلِ وَالأَيْتَامِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ الْغُرَبَاءَ وَلا يَخَافُونَنِي.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י אֲלֵיכֶם֮ לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒ וְהָיִ֣יתִי עֵ֣ד מְמַהֵ֗ר בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י שְׂכַר־שָׂ֠כִיר אַלְמָנָ֨ה וְיָת֤וֹם וּמַטֵּי־גֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יְרֵא֔וּנִי אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ προσάξω πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν κρίσει καὶ ἔσομαι μάρτυς ταχὺς ἐπὶ τὰς φαρμακοὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς μοιχαλίδας καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀμνύοντας τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπὶ ψεύδει καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστεροῦντας μισθὸν μισθωτοῦ καὶ τοὺς καταδυναστεύοντας χήραν καὶ τοὺς κονδυλίζοντας ὀρφανοὺς καὶ τοὺς ἐκκλίνοντας κρίσιν προσηλύτου καὶ τοὺς μὴ φοβουμένους με λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

«وَأَقْتَرِبُ إِلَيْكُمْ لِلْحُكْمِ، وَأَكُونُ شَاهِدًا سَرِيعًا عَلَى السَّحَرَةِ وَعَلَى الْفَاسِقِينَ وَعَلَى الْحَالِفِينَ زُورًا وَعَلَى السَّالِبِينَ أُجْرَةَ الأَجِيرِ: الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْيَتِيمِ، وَمَنْ يَصُدُّ الْغَرِيبَ وَلاَ يَخْشَانِي، قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the witches, and against the adulteresses, and against them that swear falsely by my name, and against them that keep back the hireling's wages, and them that oppress the widow, and [fn]afflict orphans, and that wrest the judgment of the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord Almighty.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y llegarme he á vosotros á juicio; y seré pronto testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros; y contra los que juran mentira, y los que detienen el salario del jornalero, de la viuda, y del huérfano, y los que hacen agravio al extranjero, no teniendo temor de mí, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y vendré a vosotros para juicio; y seré pronto testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros, contra los que juran mentira, y los que defraudan en su salario al jornalero, a la viuda y al huérfano, y los que hacen injusticia al extranjero, no teniendo temor de mí, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

萬軍之耶和華說、我必臨近你們、施行審判．我必速速作見證、警戒行邪術的、犯姦淫的、起假誓的、虧負人之工價的、欺壓寡婦孤兒的、屈枉寄居的、和不敬畏我的。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

"Entonces me acercaré a vosotros para juicio y seré veloz testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros, contra los que juran para engañar, contra los que oprimen al jornalero, a la viuda y al huérfano, y contra los que hacen agravio al forastero, sin ningún temor de mí", ha dicho Jehovah de los Ejércitos.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

내가 심판하러 너희에게 임할 것이라 술수하는 자에게와 거짓 맹세하는 자에게와 품군의 삯에 대하여 억울케 하며 과부와 고아를 압제하며 나그네를 억울케 하며 나를 경외치 아니하는 자들에게 속히 증거하리라 만군의 여호와가 말하였느니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Je m'approcherai de vous pour le jugement, Et je me hâterai de témoigner contre les enchanteurs et les adultères, Contre ceux qui jurent faussement, Contre ceux qui retiennent le salaire du mercenaire, Qui oppriment la veuve et l'orphelin, Qui font tort à l'étranger, et ne me craignent pas, Dit l'Éternel des armées.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und ich will zu euch kommen und euch strafen und will ein schneller Zeuge sein wider die Zauberer, Ehebrecher und Meineidigen und wider die, so Gewalt und Unrecht tun den Tagelöhnern, Witwen und Waisen und den Fremdling drücken und mich nicht fürchten, spricht der HERR Zebaoth.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И приду к вам для суда и буду скорым обличителем чародеев и прелюбодеев и тех, которые клянутся ложно и удерживают плату у наемника, притесняют вдову и сироту, и отталкивают пришельца, и Меня не боятся, говорит Господь Саваоф.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y vendré a vosotros para juicio; y seré pronto testigo contra los hechiceros y adúlteros; y contra los que juran mentira, y los que detienen el salario del jornalero, de la viuda, y del huérfano, y los que hacen agravio al extranjero, no teniendo temor de mí, dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos.

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