Verse List for MAL 3:6

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OET (OET-RV) “I am Yahweh and I don’t change—that’s the only reason why you descendants of Yacob haven’t been destroyed.

OET-LV If/because I YHWH not I _change and_you(pl) the _descendants _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) not you(pl)_have _come _to _an _end.

ULT “For I, Yahweh, do not change, so you, sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.

UST I will do this because I am Yahweh, and I swore to Abraham that I would bless his descendants. When I make a promise, I keep it. That is why you descendants of Jacob are still living here in Judea, even though you are disobeying me.

BSB & MSB “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

OEB ‘For I, the Lord, do not change; and you have not ceased to be descendants of Jacob.’

CSB “Because I, the LORD, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

NLT “I am the LORD, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.

NIV “I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.

CEV Descendants of Jacob, I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I never change. That's why you haven't been wiped out,

ESV “For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

NASB “For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

LSB “For I, Yahweh, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

WEBBE & WMBB “For I, the LORD, don’t change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

MSG ^(6-7)“I am God—yes, I Am. I haven’t changed. And because I haven’t changed, you, the descendants of Jacob, haven’t been destroyed. You have a long history of ignoring my commands. You haven’t done a thing I’ve told you. Return to me so I can return to you,” says God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “You ask, ‘But how do we return?’

NET “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

LSV “For I, YHWH, have not changed,
And you, the sons of Jacob,
You have not been consumed.

FBV For I am the Lord, I don't change, and you haven't stopped being descendants of Jacob.[fn]

T4T “I am Yahweh, and I never change. And although you deceive people like your ancestor Jacob did, I have not yet gotten rid of you.

LEB ¶  “For I, Yahweh, have not changed,[fn] and you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.[fn]

NRSV For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.

NKJV “For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

NAB For I, the LORD, do not change, and you, sons of Jacob, do not cease to be.

BBE For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.

Moff I the Eternal never change, but you are the sons of Jacob the cheater still;

JPS For I the LORD change not; and ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

ASV For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

DRA For I am the Lord, and I change not: and you the sons of Jacob are not consumed.

YLT For I [am] Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.

Drby For I Jehovah change not, and ye, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

RV For I the LORD change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
(For I the LORD change not; therefore ye/you_all, Oh sons of Jacob, are not consumed.)

SLT For I am Jehovah, I changed not; and ye the sons of Jacob were not finished.

Wbstr For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

KJB-1769 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
(For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye/you_all sons of Jacob are not consumed.)

KJB-1611 For I am the LORD, I change not: therefore ye sonnes of Iacob are not consumed.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For I am the Lorde, I chaunge not: and you sonnes of Iacob are not consumed.
(For I am the Lord, I change not: and you sons of Yacob are not consumed.)

Gnva For I am the Lord: I change not, and ye sonnes of Iaakob are not consumed.
(For I am the Lord: I change not, and ye/you_all sons of Yacob are not consumed.)

Cvdl For I am the LORDE yt chaunge not, & ye (o children of Iacob) wil not leaue of:
(For I am the LORD it change not, and ye/you_all (o children of Yacob) will not leave of:)

Wycl Forsothe Y am the Lord, and am not chaungid; and ye sones of Jacob ben not wastid.
(For_certain/Truly I am the Lord, and am not changed; and ye/you_all sons of Yacob been not wasted.)

Luth Denn ich bin der HErr, der nicht lüget. Und es soll mit euch Kindern Jakobs nicht gar aus sein.
(Because I am the/of_the LORD, the/of_the not lies(v). And it should with you children Yakob’s not even out_of be.)

ClVg Ego enim Dominus, et non mutor: et vos filii Jacob, non estis consumpti.
(I because Master, and not/no mutor: and you(pl) children Yacob, not/no you_are spent.)

UHB כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א שָׁנִ֑יתִי וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם בְּנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֹ֥א כְלִיתֶֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Διότι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἠλλοίωμαι·

BrTr For I am the Lord your God, and I am not changed: