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Malachi 3:11

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

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וְגָעַרְתִּ֤יvegaartiand corruptגָּעַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and corrupt”, a completed action in a sequenceH1605to chidecorrupt, rebuke, reprove.לָכֶם֙lakhemtoלָכֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבָּֽאֹכֵ֔לbaokhelin eatאָכַלpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “in eat”, a verb used as a describing wordH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יַשְׁחִ֥תyashchitbatterשָׁחַתverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “batter”, an unfinished actionH7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פְּרִ֣יperifruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.הָאֲדָמָ֑הhaadamahthe countryאֲדָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְשַׁכֵּ֨לteshakelbereaveשָׁכֹלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bereave”, an unfinished actionH7921properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, [idiom] expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil.לָכֶ֤םlakhemtoלָכֶ֤םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toהַגֶּ֨פֶן֙hagefenthe vineגֶּפֶןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbasadehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.אָמַ֖רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָאֽוֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will rebuke the devourer for your good, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your land; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have pushed for you against the consumer, And He doth not destroy to you the fruit of the ground, Nor miscarry to you doth the vine in the field, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

World English Bible

I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before its time in the field,” says Yahweh of Armies.

Darby Translation

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Douay-Rheims

And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he shall not spoil the fruit of your land: neither shall the vine in the field be barren, saith the Lord of hosts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will rebuke the devourer for your good, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your land; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will appoint food for you, and I will not destroy the fruit of your land; and your vine in the field shall not fail, saith the Lord Almighty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διαστελῶ ὑμῖν εἰς βρῶσιν, καὶ οὐ μὴ διαφθείρω ὑμῶν τὸν καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀσθενήσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ.