,this e,book was produced by ,david     
,widger  with the help of ,derek        
,andrew's text from ,january #aiib  and 
the work of ,bryan ,taylor in ,november 
#bjjb4            ,book #ci             
,malachi    #ci3jja3jja ,the burden of  
the word of the ,,lord to ,israel by    
,malachi4    #ci3jja3jjb ,i have loved  
you1 saith the ,,lord4 ,yet ye say1     
,wherein hast             thou loved us8
 ,was not ,esau ,jacob's brother8 saith 
the ,,lord3             yet ,i loved    
,jacob1    #ci3jja3jjc ,and ,i hated    
,esau1 and laid his mountains and his   
heritage             waste for the      
dragons of the wilderness4              
#ci3jja3jjd ,whereas ,edom saith1 ,we   
are impoverished1 but we will return    
and build the desolate places2 thus     
saith the ,,lord of hosts1              
,they shall build1 but ,i will throw    
down2 and they shall call               
them1 ,the border of wickedness1 and1   
,the people against whom             the
 ,,lord hath indignation for ever4      

#ci3jja3jje ,and your eyes shall see1   
and ye shall say1 ,the ,,lord will be   
magnified from the border of ,israel4   
#ci3jja3jjf ,a son honoureth his father1
 and a servant his master3 if then      
,i be a father1 where is mine honour8   
and if ,i be a master1             where
 is my fear8 saith the ,,lord of hosts  
unto you1 ,o priests1             that  
despise my name4 ,and ye say1 ,wherein  
have we despised thy             name8  
#ci3jja3jjg ,ye offer polluted bread    
upon mine altar2 and ye say1 ,wherein   
have we polluted thee8 ,in that ye say1 
,the table of the ,,lord             is 
contemptible4    #ci3jja3jjh ,and if ye 
offer the blind for sacrifice1 is it not
 evil8 and             if ye offer the  
lame and sick1 is it not evil8 offer it 
now             unto thy governor2 will 
he be pleased with thee1 or accept thy  
person8 saith the ,,lord of hosts4      
#ci3jja3jji ,and now1 ,i pray you1      
beseech ,god that he will be gracious   
unto             us3 this hath been by  

your means3 will he regard your persons8
             saith the ,,lord of hosts4 
#ci3jja3jaj ,who is there even among you
 that would shut the doors for          
nought8 neither do ye kindle fire on    
mine altar for nought4 ,i               
have no pleasure in you1 saith the      
,,lord of hosts1 neither will           
,i accept an offering at your hand4     
#ci3jja3jaa ,for from the rising of the 
sun even unto the going down of the     
same my name shall be great among the   
,gentiles2 and in every                 
place incense shall be offered unto my  
name1 and a pure             offering3  
for my name shall be great among the    
heathen1 saith             the ,,lord of
 hosts4    #ci3jja3jab ,but ye have     
profaned it1 in that ye say1 ,the table 
of the ,,lord             is polluted2  
and the fruit thereof1 even his meat1 is
             contemptible4              
#ci3jja3jac ,ye said also1 ,behold1 what
 a weariness is it6 and ye have         
snuffed at it1 saith the ,,lord of      

hosts2 and ye brought that              
which was torn1 and the lame1 and the   
sick2 thus ye brought an                
offering3 should ,i accept this of your 
hand8 saith the ,,lord4    #ci3jja3jad  
,but cursed be the deceiver1 which hath 
in his flock a male1             and    
voweth1 and sacrificeth unto the ,,lord 
a corrupt thing3 for             ,i am a
 great ,king1 saith the ,,lord of hosts1
 and my name is             dreadful    
among the heathen4    #ci3jjb3jja ,and  
now1 ,o ye priests1 this commandment is 
for you4    #ci3jjb3jjb ,if ye will not 
hear1 and if ye will not lay it to      
heart1 to             give glory unto my
 name1 saith the ,,lord of hosts1 ,i    
will even             send a curse upon 
you1 and ,i will curse your blessings3  
yea1 ,i             have cursed them    
already1 because ye do not lay it to    
heart4    #ci3jjb3jjc ,behold1 ,i will  
corrupt your seed1 and spread dung upon 
your             faces1 even the dung of
 your solemn feasts2 and one shall take 

you away with it4    #ci3jjb3jjd ,and ye
 shall know that ,i have sent this      
commandment unto you1             that  
my covenant might be with ,levi1 saith  
the ,,lord of hosts4    #ci3jjb3jje ,my 
covenant was with him of life and peace2
 and ,i gave them to             him for
 the fear wherewith he feared me1 and   
was afraid before             my name4  
#ci3jjb3jjf ,the law of truth was in his
 mouth1 and iniquity was not found      
in his lips3 he walked with me in peace 
and equity1 and did             turn    
many away from iniquity4    #ci3jjb3jjg 
,for the priest's lips should keep      
knowledge1 and they should              
seek the law at his mouth3 for he is the
 messenger of the ,,lord             of 
hosts4    #ci3jjb3jjh ,but ye are       
departed out of the way2 ye have caused 
many to             stumble at the law2 
ye have corrupted the covenant of ,levi1
             saith the ,,lord of hosts4 
#ci3jjb3jji ,therefore have ,i also made
 you contemptible and base before       

all the people1 according as ye have not
 kept my ways1 but             have been
 partial in the law4    #ci3jjb3jaj     
,have we not all one father8 hath not   
one ,god created us8 why             do 
we deal treacherously every man against 
his brother1 by             profaning   
the covenant of our fathers8            
#ci3jjb3jaa ,judah hath dealt           
treacherously1 and an abomination is    
committed in ,israel and in ,jerusalem2 
for ,judah hath profaned             the
 holiness of the ,,lord which he loved1 
and hath married the                    
daughter of a strange god4              
#ci3jjb3jab ,the ,,lord will cut off the
 man that doeth this1 the master and    
the scholar1 out of the tabernacles of  
,jacob1 and him that                    
offereth an offering unto the ,,lord of 
hosts4    #ci3jjb3jac ,and this have ye 
done again1 covering the altar of the   
,,lord             with tears1 with     
weeping1 and with crying out1 insomuch  
that             he regardeth not the   

offering any more1 or receiveth it with 
good will at your hand4    #ci3jjb3jad  
,yet ye say1 ,wherefore8 ,because the   
,,lord hath been witness                
between thee and the wife of thy youth1 
against whom thou hast             dealt
 treacherously3 yet is she thy          
companion1 and the wife of              
thy covenant4    #ci3jjb3jae ,and did   
not he make one8 ,yet had he the residue
 of the spirit4             ,and        
wherefore one8 ,that he might seek a    
godly seed4 ,therefore             take 
heed to your spirit1 and let none deal  
treacherously             against the   
wife of his youth4    #ci3jjb3jaf ,for  
the ,,lord1 the ,god of ,israel1 saith  
that he hateth putting             away3
 for one covereth violence with his     
garment1 saith the             ,,lord of
 hosts3 therefore take heed to your     
spirit1 that ye             deal not    
treacherously4    #ci3jjb3jag ,ye have  
wearied the ,,lord with your words4 ,yet
 ye say1 ,wherein             have we   

wearied him8 ,when ye say1 ,every one   
that doeth evil is             good in  
the sight of the ,,lord1 and he         
delighteth in them2 or1                 
,where is the ,god of judgment8         
#ci3jjc3jja ,behold1 ,i will send my    
messenger1 and he shall prepare the way 
before me3 and the ,,lord1 whom ye seek1
 shall suddenly come to             his 
temple1 even the messenger of the       
covenant1 whom ye             delight   
in3 behold1 he shall come1 saith the    
,,lord of hosts4    #ci3jjc3jjb ,but who
 may abide the day of his coming8 and   
who shall stand             when he     
appeareth8 for he is like a refiner's   
fire1 and like             fullers'     
soap3    #ci3jjc3jjc ,and he shall sit  
as a refiner and purifier of silver3 and
 he             shall purify the sons of
 ,levi1 and purge them as gold and      
silver1 that they may offer unto the    
,,lord an offering in                   
righteousness4    #ci3jjc3jjd ,then     
shall the offering of ,judah and        

,jerusalem be pleasant             unto 
the ,,lord1 as in the days of old1 and  
as in former years4    #ci3jjc3jje ,and 
,i will come near to you to judgment2   
and ,i will be a swift                  
witness against the sorcerers1 and      
against the adulterers1 and             
against false swearers1 and against     
those that oppress the                  
hireling in his wages1 the widow1 and   
the fatherless1 and that                
turn aside the stranger from his right1 
and fear not me1 saith             the  
,,lord of hosts4    #ci3jjc3jjf ,for ,i 
am the ,,lord1 ,i change not2 therefore 
ye sons of ,jacob             are not   
consumed4    #ci3jjc3jjg ,even from the 
days of your fathers ye are gone away   
from mine             ordinances1 and   
have not kept them4 ,return unto me1 and
 ,i will             return unto you1   
saith the ,,lord of hosts4 ,but ye said1
 ,wherein             shall we return8  
#ci3jjc3jjh ,will a man rob ,god8 ,yet  
ye have robbed me4 ,but ye say1 ,wherein

             have we robbed thee8 ,in   
tithes and offerings4    #ci3jjc3jji ,ye
 are cursed with a curse3 for ye have   
robbed me1 even this             whole  
nation4    #ci3jjc3jaj ,bring ye all the
 tithes into the storehouse1 that there 
may be             meat in mine house1  
and prove me now herewith1 saith the    
,,lord             of hosts1 if ,i will 
not open you the windows of heaven1 and 
pour you out a blessing1 that there     
shall not be room enough             to 
receive it4    #ci3jjc3jaa ,and ,i will 
rebuke the devourer for your sakes1 and 
he shall             not destroy the    
fruits of your ground2 neither shall    
your vine             cast her fruit    
before the time in the field1 saith the 
,,lord of             hosts4            
#ci3jjc3jab ,and all nations shall call 
you blessed3 for ye shall be a          
delightsome land1 saith the ,,lord of   
hosts4    #ci3jjc3jac ,your words have  
been stout against me1 saith the ,,lord4
 ,yet ye             say1 ,what have we 

spoken so much against thee8            
#ci3jjc3jad ,ye have said1 ,it is vain  
to serve ,god3 and what profit is it    
that we have kept his ordinance1 and    
that we have walked                     
mournfully before the ,,lord of hosts8  
#ci3jjc3jae ,and now we call the proud  
happy2 yea1 they that work              
wickedness are set up2 yea1 they that   
tempt ,god are even                     
delivered4    #ci3jjc3jaf ,then they    
that feared the ,,lord spake often one  
to another3 and             the ,,lord  
hearkened1 and heard it1 and a book of  
remembrance             was written     
before him for them that feared the     
,,lord1 and that             thought    
upon his name4    #ci3jjc3jag ,and they 
shall be mine1 saith the ,,lord of      
hosts1 in that day             when ,i  
make up my jewels2 and ,i will spare    
them1 as a man             spareth his  
own son that serveth him4    #ci3jjc3jah
 ,then shall ye return1 and discern     
between the righteous and               

the wicked1 between him that serveth    
,god and him that serveth               
him not4    #ci3jjd3jja ,for1 behold1   
the day cometh1 that shall burn as an   
oven2 and             all the proud1    
yea1 and all that do wickedly1 shall be 
stubble3 and the day that cometh shall  
burn them up1 saith the                 
,,lord of hosts1 that it shall leave    
them neither root nor                   
branch4    #ci3jjd3jjb ,but unto you    
that fear my name shall the ,sun of     
righteousness             arise with    
healing in his wings2 and ye shall go   
forth1 and             grow up as calves
 of the stall4    #ci3jjd3jjc ,and ye   
shall tread down the wicked2 for they   
shall be ashes             under the    
soles of your feet in the day that ,i   
shall do this1             saith the    
,,lord of hosts4    #ci3jjd3jjd         
,remember ye the law of ,moses my       
servant1 which ,i commanded             
unto him in ,horeb for all ,israel1 with
 the statutes and             judgments4

    #ci3jjd3jje ,behold1 ,i will send   
you ,elijah the prophet before the      
coming             of the great and     
dreadful day of the ,,lord3             
#ci3jjd3jjf ,and he shall turn the heart
 of the fathers to the children1        
and the heart of the children to their  
fathers1 lest ,i come             and   
smite the earth with a curse4