Malachiæ 3:17

Clementine Latin Vulgate

Et erunt mihi, ait Dominus exercituum, in die qua ego facio, in peculium : et parcam eis, sicut parcit vir filio suo servienti sibi.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Et erunt mihi, ait Dominus exercituum, in die qua ego facio, in peculium: et parcam eis, sicut parcit vir filio suo servienti sibi.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Erunt mihi, ait Dominus exercituum, in die, qua ego facio in peculium; et parcam eis, sicut parcit vir filio suo servienti sibi.

Bible Verse Review
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they shall: Song of Solomon 2:16, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 32:38, Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 36:27, Ezekiel 36:28, Zechariah 13:9, John 10:27-30, John 17:9, John 17:10, John 17:24, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 3:23, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Corinthians 15:23, Galatians 5:24, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, Revelation 20:12-15

jewels: or, special treasure, Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:17, Deuteronomy 26:18, Psalms 135:4, Isaiah 62:3, Isaiah 62:4, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9

and I: Nehemiah 13:22, Psalms 103:8-13, Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 26:21, Jeremiah 31:20, Zephaniah 2:2, Matthew 25:34, Romans 8:32, 2 Corinthians 6:18, 1 John 3:1-3

son: Malachi 1:6, 1 Peter 1:13-16

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:23 - and Noah Genesis 33:2 - Rachel Genesis 48:5 - are mine Exodus 28:17 - thou shalt Numbers 8:14 - and the Levites 1 Samuel 25:29 - bound 2 Kings 22:18 - thus shall ye Psalms 16:3 - the excellent Psalms 103:13 - them Psalms 115:13 - He will bless Psalms 119:126 - to work Psalms 147:11 - taketh Proverbs 19:23 - fear Isaiah 25:8 - off Isaiah 43:1 - thou art mine Isaiah 43:4 - precious Isaiah 49:15 - a woman Ezekiel 5:11 - neither shall Matthew 7:22 - to me Acts 27:23 - whose Romans 8:19 - the manifestation 1 Corinthians 3:13 - the day 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - in that 2 Timothy 4:8 - at that Revelation 3:5 - confess

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts,.... That is, such as fear the Lord, and think of him, hereby they are known to be his; and hereafter, in the time referred to, it will be manifest that they are his: they are Christ's already by his Father's gift of them to him; by his own purchase; by the conquests of his grace; and by the voluntary surrender of themselves: but, in the last day, they will be claimed and owned by Christ before his Father and his holy angels; and they will be known to be his, by themselves and others; and there will be no doubt about it, or questioning of it:

in that day when I make up my jewels; Christ has some, who are his jewels, or peculiar treasure, as the word x here used signifies; who are loved with an everlasting love; chosen in him; redeemed by him; justified by his righteousness; have the graces of his Spirit in them: and will be glorified: they are a peculiar people, separate from all others, and preferred unto them; for whom Christ has the strongest affection, and takes special care of: and there is a time when he will make them up; the number of them is already complete in eternal election; and there was a gathering of them together in Christ at his death; at every conversion there is an addition to them, as his regenerated and sanctified ones; and at death they are received into heaven, into his presence and bosom; and at the last day there will be a collection of them all together. The words may be rendered, even "my jewels in the day that I shall make" y; or "the day I shall make peculiar": distinct from all others; meaning either the famous Gospel day, made by him the sun of righteousness, in which so many of his jewels are picked up, and brought in; or the day of Jerusalem's destruction, when Christ took care of his jewels, and by the preservation of them showed that they were his, even all that believed in him; so that not one perished that believed in him, when he took vengeance on his enemies, that disbelieved and rejected him. Kimchi refers this to the day of judgment.

And I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him; this is a favour not granted to the apostate angels; nor to the old world; nor to the Jewish nation; nor even to the Son of God; but is vouchsafed to his special people: the lives of these are spared, until they are called by grace; and though they are sometimes afflicted and chastised, it is very gently, and in love; their services are accepted, and the imperfections in them overlooked; their sins are pardoned, and they will find mercy at the great day of account; they are used in the most tender manner, not only as a son, an own son, but as an obedient one, for whom the greatest regard is had, and affection shown.

x סגלה "peculium", Munster, Pagninus, Vatablus, Tigurine version, Calvin, Drusius, Junius Tremellius. y ליום אשר אני עשה "illa die quam facio", so some in Vatablus "in diem quem ego facio peculium", Cocceius, Burkius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels - ^o the recurrence of the words, עשה אני אשר יום, Mal. 3:21. Hebrew (Malachi 4:3 in English), and the סגלה לי והייתםExo. 19:5; so that we have both phrases elsewhere. In Deuteronomy 7:6, there is the equivalent לעם לו להיות סגלה, and the like, Deuteronomy 14:2; Psalms 135:4.) or perhaps better, “And they shall be to Me, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day which I make (or, in which I do this) a special treasure.” “In the day of judgment, those who fear Me and believe and maintain My providence shall be to Me a special treasure, i. e., a people uniquely belonging and precious to Me, blessed in the vision and fruition of Me. For as in the old law, Israel was a special treasure a special people and inheritance of God, chosen out of all nations, so in the new law, Christians, and those who are righteous through grace, are the special treasure of God, and in heaven shall be His special treasure in glory, possessed by God and possessing God.’ The “special treasure,” is something, much prized, made great store of, and guarded. Such are Christians, bought at a great price, even by the precious Blood of Christ; but much more evidently such shall they be, Malachi says, in all eternity, which that day of final retribution shall decide , “joying in the participation of their Creator, by Whose eternity they are fixed, by Whose truth they are assured, by Whose gift they are holy.”

And I will spare them - It is a remarkable word, as used of those who should be to Him a “special treasure,” teaching that, not of their own merits, they shall be such, but by His great mercy. It stands in contrast with the doom of the wicked, whom that day shall sentence to everlasting less of God. Still, the saved also shall have needed the tender mercy of God, whereby He pardoned their misdeeds and had compassion upon them Psalms 130:3, “If Thou, Lord, shalt lay up iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?” Among those whom God will spare on that day, will be countless, whom the self-righteous despised as sinners. “I will spare them, although formerly sinners; I will spare them, repenting, and serving Me with the service of a pious confession, as a man spareth his own son which served him.” For our Lord saith of the son, who refused to go work in his Father’s vineyard, and afterward repented and went, that he Matthew 21:31, “did the will of his Father.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Malachi 3:17. They shall be mine — I will acknowledge them as my subjects and followers; in the day, especially, when I come to punish the wicked and reward the righteous.

When I make up my jewels — סגלה segullah, my peculium, my proper treasure; that which is a man's own, and most prized by him. Not jewels; for in no part of the Bible does the word mean a gem or precious stone of any kind. The interpretations frequently given of the word in this verse, comparing saints to jewels, are forced and false.

I will spare them — When I come to visit the wicked, I will take care of them. I will act towards them as a tender father would act towards his most loving and obedient son.