Malachi 3:10 “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in…”

Malachi 3:10

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Bring 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.

World English Bible

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.

American Standard Version

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Bring ye all the tythes into the storehouse that there may be meate in mine House, and proue me nowe herewith, sayeth the Lord of hostes, if I will not open the windowes of heauen vnto you, and powre you out a blessing without measure.

Darby Translation

Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.

Young's Literal Translation

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space.

Bible in Basic English

Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.

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Cross references

“all”

Nehemiah 10:33–39 2 Chronicles 31:4–10 Proverbs 3:9 Proverbs 3:10

Nehemiah 10:33–39 · BSB

for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and f…

2 Chronicles 31:4–10 · BSB

Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.

Proverbs 3:9 · BSB

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

Proverbs 3:10 · BSB

then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

“the storehouse”

Nehemiah 13:10–13 Nehemiah 12:44 Nehemiah 13:5 Nehemiah 12:47 1 Chronicles 26:20 2 Chronicles 31:11–19

Nehemiah 13:10–13 · BSB

I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

Nehemiah 12:44 · BSB

And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms f…

Nehemiah 13:5 · BSB

and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and ga…

Nehemiah 12:47 · BSB

So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the d…

1 Chronicles 26:20 · BSB

Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.

2 Chronicles 31:11–19 · BSB

Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.

“and prove”

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 Matthew 6:33 Psalm 37:3 Haggai 2:19 1 Kings 17:13–16

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 · BSB

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Matthew 6:33 · BSB

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Psalm 37:3 · BSB

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Haggai 2:19 · BSB

Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”

1 Kings 17:13–16 · BSB

“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

“open”

Deuteronomy 28:12 2 Kings 7:2 Genesis 7:11 2 Kings 7:19

Deuteronomy 28:12 · BSB

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

2 Kings 7:2 · BSB

But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will…

Genesis 7:11 · BSB

In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

2 Kings 7:19 · BSB

And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

“pour you out”

Ecclesiastes 11:3

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · BSB

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

“that there”

Leviticus 26:10 John 21:6–11 2 Chronicles 31:10 Luke 5:6 Luke 5:7 Luke 12:16

Leviticus 26:10 · BSB

You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.

John 21:6–11 · BSB

He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

2 Chronicles 31:10 · BSB

and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because th…

Luke 5:6 · BSB

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

Luke 5:7 · BSB

So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

Luke 12:16 · BSB

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

Also

Leviticus 27:30 Numbers 18:21

Leviticus 27:30 · BSB

Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.

Numbers 18:21 · BSB

Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

11I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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