MAL 3:11 Parallel Verse View

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3:11 This is literally the ‘eater’ which could refer to some kind of insect (and hence ‘it won’t destroy’ in the next clause) or it could refer to some spiritual power (then you’d get ‘he won’t destroy’).

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil. Your vines in the fields will not lose their fruit,” says Yahweh of hosts.

UST You will have abundant crops to harvest, because I will protect them in order that locusts do not harm them. Your grapes will not fall from the vines before they are ripe.

BSB I will rebuke the devourer [fn] for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.

3:11 The devourer is probably a name for a crop-destroying pest.

OEB I will rebuke for your sakes the devouring locust and he will not destroy your crops, nor will the vine fail to ripen its fruit in the field, says the Lord of hosts,

WEBBE I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says the LORD of Armies.

WMBB I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says the LORD of Hosts.

MSG ^(8-11)“Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.” The Message of God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

NET Then I will stop the plague from ruining your crops, and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest,” says the Lord who rules over all.

LSV And I have pushed against the consumer for you,
And He does not destroy the fruit of your ground,
Nor does the vine in the field miscarry to you,” said YHWH of Hosts.

FBV I will prevent locusts[fn] from destroying your crops, and your vineyards will not fail to bear fruit, says the Lord Almighty.

3:11 Literally, “the devourer.”

T4T You will have abundant crops to harvest, because I will protect them in order that they will not be harmed by locusts/insects. Your grapes will not fall from the vines before they are ripe.

LEB I will rebuke the devourer[fn] for you; it will not destroy the fruit of your soil; your vine in the field will not be unfruitful,” says Yahweh of hosts.

?:? NRSV, JPS interpret this word as “locust”

BBE And on your account I will keep back the locusts from wasting the fruits of your land; and the fruit of your vine will not be dropped on the field before its time, says the Lord of armies

Moff No Moff MAL book available

JPS And I will rebuke the devourer for your good, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your land; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

ASV And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

DRA And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he shall not spoil the fruit of your land: neither shall the vine in the field be barren, saith the Lord of hosts.

YLT And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

Drby And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

RV And 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.

Wbstr And 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.

KJB-1769 And 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.[fn]
(And 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/says the LORD of hosts. )

3.11 destroy: Heb. corrupt

KJB-1611 [fn]And I wil rebuke the deuourer for your sakes: and he shal not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shal your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
(And I will rebuke the deuourer 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/says the LORD of hosts.)

3:11 Heb. corrupt.

Bshps And I wyl reprooue the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruite of the grounde, neither shall your vine be barren in the fielde, saith the Lorde of hoastes.
(And I will reprove the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruit of the ground, neither shall your vine be barren in the field, saith/says the Lord of hosts.)

Gnva And I will rebuke the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruite of your grounde, neither shall your vine be baren in the fielde, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
(And I will rebuke the deuourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruit of your ground, neither shall your vine be baren in the field, sayeth the Lord of hosts. )

Cvdl Yee I shal reproue the consumer for youre sakes, so that he shall not eate vp the frute of youre grounde, nether shal ye vynyarde be baren in the felde, sayeth ye LORDE of hoostes:
(Ye/You_all I shall reprove the consumer for your(pl) sakes, so that he shall not eat up the fruit of your(pl) ground, neither shall ye/you_all vineyard be baren in the field, sayeth ye/you_all LORD of hoostes:)

Wyc And Y schal blame for you that that deuourith, and he schal not distrie the fruit of youre lond; nether bareyn vyneyerd schal be in the feeld,
(And I shall blame for you that that deuourith, and he shall not destroy the fruit of your(pl) land; neither bareyn vyneyerd shall be in the field,)

Luth Und ich will für euch den Fresser schelten, daß er euch die Frucht auf dem Felde nicht verderben soll, und der Weinstock im Acker euch nicht unfruchtbar sei, spricht der HErr Zebaoth,
(And I will for you the Fresser schelten, that he you the Frucht on to_him field not verderben soll, and the/of_the Weinstock in_the Acker you not unfruchtbar sei, spricht the/of_the LORD Zebaoth,)

ClVg et increpabo pro vobis devorantem, et non corrumpet fructum terræ vestræ, nec erit sterilis vinea in agro, dicit Dominus exercituum.
(and increpabo for to_you devorantem, and not/no corrumpet fructum terræ vestræ, but_not will_be sterilis vinea in agro, dicit Master exercituum. )

BrTr And I will [fn]appoint food for you, and I will not destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field shall not fail, saith the Lord Almighty.

3:11 Or, give a charge for you to be fed. Alex.

BrLXX Καὶ διαστελῶ ὑμῖν εἰς βρῶσιν, καὶ οὐ μὴ διαφθείρω ὑμῶν τὸν καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀσθενήσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.
(Kai diastelō humin eis brōsin, kai ou maʸ diaftheirō humōn ton karpon taʸs gaʸs, kai ou maʸ asthenaʸsaʸ humōn haʸ ampelos haʸ en tōi agrōi, legei Kurios pantokratōr. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

וְ⁠גָעַרְתִּ֤י לָ⁠כֶם֙ בָּֽ⁠אֹכֵ֔ל

and,rebuke to/for=you_all in/on/at/with,devourer

Yahweh is not speaking about a specific devourer, that is, not about a specific insect or animal that would eat the Judeans’ crops. He means such pests in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “And I will rebuke the devourers for you” or “And I will rebuke the pests that would eat your crops”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠גָעַרְתִּ֤י לָ⁠כֶם֙ בָּֽ⁠אֹכֵ֔ל

and,rebuke to/for=you_all in/on/at/with,devourer

Yahweh is speaking of pests as if they were a person he could rebuke. Alternate translation: “And I will keep pests from eating your crops”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת פְּרִ֣י הָ⁠אֲדָמָ֑ה

DOM fruit(sg) the=soil

Yahweh is speaking of crops as if they were the fruit of the ground. Alternate translation: “the crops that grow from the ground”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠לֹא תְשַׁכֵּ֨ל לָ⁠כֶ֤ם הַ⁠גֶּ֨פֶן֙ בַּ⁠שָּׂדֶ֔ה

and=not barren to/for=you_all the,vine in_the=field

Yahweh is speaking of vines as if they were women who could be barren or unable to have children. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And your vines will steadily produce grapes”

Parallel MAL 3:11