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Malachi 3:6
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“Because I, the Lord, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
For I am the Lord, I change not: therefore ye sonnes of Iacob are not consumed.
For I am the Lord , I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
"For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
"For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, the sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
"I the Lord do not change. So you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
"For I am the LORD, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
For I am the Lord: I change not, and ye sonnes of Iaakob are not consumed.
"For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
"For I, Yahweh, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
"Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
Descendants of Jacob, I am the Lord All-Powerful, and I never change. That's why you haven't been wiped out,
"But because I, Adonai , do not change, you sons of Ya‘akov will not be destroyed.
For I Jehovah change not, and ye, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
"I am the Lord , and I don't change. You are Jacob's children, and you have not been completely destroyed.
For I am the LORD, I change not; but you sons of Jacob have not departed from your iniquities.
"I am the Lord , and I do not change. And so you, the descendants of Jacob, are not yet completely lost.
"For I, Yahweh, have not changed, and you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.
For I, Jehovah, change not. Because of this, you sons of Jacob are not destroyed.
For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
For I am the Lord, I am unchanged; and so you, O sons of Jacob, have not been cut off.
"For I, the LORD, don't change; therefore you, sons of Ya`akov, are not consumed.
For I the LORD change not; and ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
For I am the Lorde, I chaunge not: and you sonnes of Iacob are not consumed.
For I am the Lord your God, and I am not changed:
For I the LORD change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
"For I, Yahweh, don't change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Forsothe Y am the Lord, and am not chaungid; and ye sones of Jacob ben not wastid.
For I, Yahweh, don't change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
"Since, I, the Lord , do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.
"For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
"I am the Lord , and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.
"For I, the Lord, do not change. So you, O children of Jacob, are not destroyed.
For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, have not perished.
Because, I, Yahweh, have not changed, therefore, ye, the sons of Jacob, have not been utterly consumed.
For I am the Lord, and I change not: and you the sons of Jacob are not consumed.
"For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
For I [am] Jehovah, I have not changed, And ye, the sons of Jacob, Ye have not been consumed.
For I am the LORDE yt chaunge not, & ye (o children of Iacob) wil not leaue of:
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 22:16, Exodus 3:14, Exodus 3:15, Nehemiah 9:7, Nehemiah 9:8, Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 42:5-8, Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 43:12, Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:5-8, Jeremiah 32:27, Hosea 11:9
I change not: Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:29, Psalms 102:26, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 13:8, James 1:17, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 22:13
therefore: Psalms 78:38, Psalms 78:57, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 105:7-10, Isaiah 40:28-31, Lamentations 3:22, Lamentations 3:23, Romans 5:10, Romans 8:28-32, Romans 11:28, Romans 11:29, Philippians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 6:6 - repented Exodus 6:2 - I am the Lord Leviticus 18:5 - I am the Lord Numbers 23:27 - peradventure Nehemiah 9:19 - in thy Psalms 89:34 - nor Psalms 102:27 - thou art Isaiah 46:4 - even to your Isaiah 64:5 - in those Daniel 6:26 - and stedfast Hosea 13:14 - repentance Luke 24:14 - General Hebrews 6:17 - the immutability
Cross-References
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"
The Woman said to the serpent, "Not at all. We can eat from the trees in the garden. It's only about the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, ‘Don't eat from it; don't even touch it or you'll die.'"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
God told the serpent: "Because you've done this, you're cursed, cursed beyond all cattle and wild animals, Cursed to slink on your belly and eat dirt all your life. I'm declaring war between you and the Woman, between your offspring and hers. He'll wound your head, you'll wound his heel."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them. As it turned out, God was with Joseph and things went very well with him. He ended up living in the home of his Egyptian master. His master recognized that God was with him, saw that God was working for good in everything he did. He became very fond of Joseph and made him his personal aide. He put him in charge of all his personal affairs, turning everything over to him. From that moment on, God blessed the home of the Egyptian—all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned, at home and in the fields, and all Potiphar had to concern himself with was eating three meals a day. Joseph was a strikingly handsome man. As time went on, his master's wife became infatuated with Joseph and one day said, "Sleep with me."
One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, "Isn't this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?" David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of "purification" following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant. Later she sent word to David: "I'm pregnant."
"I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes. So what can I expect from God? What do I deserve from God Almighty above? Isn't calamity reserved for the wicked? Isn't disaster supposed to strike those who do wrong? Isn't God looking, observing how I live? Doesn't he mark every step I take?
"And you, son of man: The day I take away the people's refuge, their great joy, the delight of their life, what they've most longed for, along with all their children—on that very day a survivor will arrive and tell you what happened to the city. You'll break your silence and start talking again, talking to the survivor. Again, you'll be an example for them. And they'll recognize that I am God ."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I [am] the Lord,.... Or Jehovah; a name peculiar to the most High, and so a proof of the deity of Christ, who here speaks; and is expressive of his being; of his self-existence; of his purity and simplicity; of his immensity and infinity; and of his eternity and sovereignty:
I change not; being the same today, yesterday, and forever; he changed not in his divine nature and personality by becoming man; he took that into union with him he had not before, but remained the same he ever was; nor did he change in his threatenings of destruction to the Jews, which came upon them according to his word; nor in his promises of his Spirit, and presence, and protection to his people; nor will he ever change in his love and affections to them; nor in the efficacy of his blood, sacrifice, and righteousness; wherefore, as this is introduced to assure the truth and certainty of what is said before, concerning his being a swift witness against the wicked, so also for the comfort of the saints, as follows. The Targum is,
"for I the Lord have not changed my covenant.''
Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed; such who were Israelites indeed, true believers in Christ; these were not consumed when the wicked Jews were, but were directed to leave the city before its destruction, and go to another place, as they did, whereby they were preserved; and so it was, that not one Christian perished in it;
:- and so it is owing to the unchangeable love, grace, and power of Christ, that none of his perish internally or eternally, but have everlasting life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I am the Lord, I change not - , better, more concisely, âI, the Lord
I change not - . The proper name of God, âHe who Is,â involves His unchangeableness. For change implies imperfection; it changes to that which is either more perfect or less perfect: to somewhat which that being, who changes, is not or has not. But God has everything in Himself perfectly. âThou Alone, O Lord, Art what Thou Art, and Thou Art Who Art. For what is one thing in the whole and another in parts, and wherein is anything subject to change, is not altogether what Is. And what beginneth from not being, and can be conceived, as not being, and only subsisteth through another thing, returns to not-being; and what hath a âhas been,â which now is not, and a âto be,â which as yet is not, that is not, properly and absolutely. But Thou Art what Thou Art. For whatever Thou Art in any time or âway,â that Thou Art wholly and always; and Thou Art, Who Art properly and simply, because Thou hast neither âto have beenâ or âto be about to be;â but only to be present; and canst not be conceived, ever not to have been.â âThere is only one simple Good, and, therefore, One Alone Unchangeable, which is God.â
âOurâ life is a âbecomingâ rather than a simple âbeing;â it is a continual losing of what we had, and gaining what we had not, for âin as far as any one is not what he was, and is what he was not, so far forth he dieth and ariseth;â dieth to what he was, ariseth to be something otherwise.
âIncrease evidences a beginning; decrease, death and destruction. And, therefore, Malachi says, âI am God, and I change not,â ever retaining His own state of being; because what has no origin cannot be changed.â
So the Psalmist says Psalms 102:27, âAs a vesture, Thou shalt change them and they shall be changed, but Thou art the Same, and Thy years shall not fail;â and Balaam, controlled by God Numbers 23:19. âGod is not a man, that He should lie, or the son of man, that He should repent;â and James 1:17, âwith whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.â
Of this unchangeableness of God, His holy ones partake, as far as they fix themselves on God. âThe soul of man hangs upon Him, by whom it was made. And because it was made, to desire God Alone, but everything which it desires below is less than He, rightly doth not that suffice it, which is not God. Hence, is it, that the soul is scattered hither and thither, and is repelled from everything, toward which it is borne, through satiety of them. But holy men guard themselves by cautious observation, lest they should be relaxed from their intentness by change, and because they desire to be the same, wisely bind themselves to the thought, whereby they love God. For in the contemplation of the Creator, they will receive this, that they should ever enjoy one stability of mind. No changeableness then dissipates them, because their thought ever perseveres, free from unlikeness to itself. This therefore they now imitate, striving with effort, which hereafter they shall with joy receive as a gift.â To which unchangeableness the prophet had bound himself by the power of love, when he said Psalms 27:4, âOne thing I required of the Lord, which I will require, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord.â To this unity Paul clave intently, when he said, Philippians 3:13-14 : âOne thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and stretching forth to those things which are before, I press forward toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.â
And ye sons of Jacob are not consumed - Man would often have become weary of manâs wickedness and waywardness. We are impatient at one another, readily despair of one another. God might justly have cast off them and us; but He changes not. He abides by the covenant which He made with their fathers; He consumed them not; but with His own unchangeable love awaited their repentance. Our hope is not in ourselves, but in God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Malachi 3:6. I am the Lord, I change not] The new dispensation of grace and goodness, which is now about to be introduced, is not the effect of any change in my counsels; it is, on the contrary, the fulfilment of my everlasting purposes; as is also the throwing aside of the Mosaic ritual, which was only intended to introduce the great and glorious Gospel of my Son.
And because of this ancient covenant, ye Jews are not totally consumed; but ye are now, and shall be still, preserved as a distinct people-monuments both of my justice and mercy.
