Malachi 3:5 meaning and explanation
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Malachi 3:5, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
In Malachi 3, God answers a people who doubt that justice will ever come. Speaking through the prophet to post-exilic Judah, God promises to draw near for judgment and to act as a swift witness, a legal image of God testifying personally against offenders.
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