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Malachi 3:12

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And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
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  1. Isaiah 61:9Rank 1 from verse 12
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    9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

  2. Isaiah 62:4Rank 2 from verse 12
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    4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

  3. Zechariah 8:23Rank 3 from verse 12
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    23Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

  4. Luke 1:48Rank 4 from verse 12
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    48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

  5. Jeremiah 33:9Rank 5 from verse 12
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    9¶ And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

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Malachi 3:12

COMBINED MEANING

nations

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Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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3:8¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

3:11And 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.

3:12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

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