3 He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
4 And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as in days of old and years gone by.
5 “I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
6 “Because I, Yahweh, have not changed, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
7 “Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.But you ask: “How can we return? ”
8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! ”You ask: “How do we rob You? ”“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.
9 You are suffering under a curse, yet you — the whole nation — are still robbing Me.