Malachi 3:11

“And I will rebuke the devourer for you, and it will not destroy for you the fruit of the ground, and the vine in the field will not be barren for you, says YHWH Tsevaot.”

Malachi 3:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 3:11, word by word

And I will rebukeגָעַרְתִּיgaarti

rebuke

Rebuke, scold sternly.

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the devourerאֹכֵלochel

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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destroyיַשְׁחִתyashchit

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

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the fruitפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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and the vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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be barrenתְשַׁכֵּלteshakel

miscarry

To lose the young before birth, or not to bear fruit.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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Translation note

“The devourer”: it can be understood as the locust or another plague of the field.

The context

10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house; and test me, please, in this, says YHWH Tsevaot, if I will not open for you the floodgates of the heavens and pour out on you blessing until there is no more need.

11 · This verse (above)

12And all the nations will call you happy, for you will be a land of delight, says YHWH Tsevaot.

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