Polyglot Bible: Malachi: Malachi 3

This is a scholarly parallel-text presentation of the biblical book of Malachi (chapter 3, extending into what Protestant Bibles number as chapter 4) displayed in four versions simultaneously: the King James Version with Strong's concordance numbers interleaved, the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic Text, and the Latin Vulgate. The content is prophetic literature from the Hebrew Bible, addressing a post-exilic Israelite community accused of religious neglect, particularly the withholding of tithes and offerings. God's central charges include ritual corruption, social injustice against wage workers, widows, orphans, and foreigners, and a cynical attitude that serving God yields no benefit. The text's most distinctive structural move is the "refiner's fire" oracle: a coming messenger will purify the priesthood before a divine judgment that will vindicate the faithful and destroy the wicked, with the specific promise that faithful tithing will trigger supernatural agricultural abundance. The passage closes with the announcement that Elijah the prophet will return before "the great and terrible day of the LORD," a verse that became foundational for Jewish and Christian messianic expectation alike. The parallel-column format, with Hebrew Strong's numbers embedded in the KJV, signals an audience doing close comparative textual study rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: Malachi: Malachi 3

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