1 as though they were gold or silver. Then they will bring the proper offerings to the Lord,
4and the offerings of the people of Judah and Jerusalem will please him, just as they did in the past.
Don't Cheat God5The Lord All-Powerful said:
I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practice witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or mistreat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.
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9That's why your whole nation is under a curse.
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11I will also stop locusts from destroying your crops and keeping your vineyards from producing.
12Everyone of every nation will talk about how I have blessed you and about your wonderful land. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken!
13You have said horrible things about me, and yet you ask, “What have we said?”
14Here is what you have said: “It's foolish to serve the Lord God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying God and from going around looking sad?
15See how happy those arrogant people are. Everyone who does wrong is successful, and when they put God to the test, they always get away with it.”
Faithfulness Is Rewarded16All those who truly respected the Lord and honored his name started discussing these things, and when God saw what was happening, he had their names written as a reminder in his book.
17Then the Lord All-Powerful said:
You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.
18Then everyone will once again see the difference between those who obey me by doing right and those who reject me by doing wrong.
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