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Then they that feared the Lord spaker often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a bookt of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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Rev. 20:12• ¹²And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)

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that feared.

Mal. 3:5• ⁵And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)

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Mal. 4:2• ²But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall. (Mal. 4:2)

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Gen. 22:12• ¹²And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. (Gen. 22:12)

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1 Kings 18:3,12• ³and Ahab called Obadiah which was the governor of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;
¹²And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I, thy servant, fear Jehovah from my youth. (1 Kings 18:3,12)

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Job 28:28• ²⁸And unto man he said,{HR}Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom,{HR}And to depart from evil understanding. (Job 28:28)

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Psa. 33:18• ¹⁸Behold, the eye of Jehovah [is] towards those who fear him,{HR}To those who hope in his mercy, (Psa. 33:18)

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Psa. 111:10• ¹⁰Fear of Jehovah [is] the beginning of wisdom;{HR}Good understanding [belongs] to all doing them ;{HR}His praise standeth forever. (Psa. 111:10)

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Psa. 112:1• ¹Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly. (Psa. 112:1)

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Psa. 147:11• ¹¹Jehovah taketh pleasure in those fearing him,{HR}In those hoping in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)

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Isa. 50:10• ¹⁰Who [is] among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and stay upon his God. (Isa. 50:10)

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Acts 9:31• ³¹The assembly then, throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being edified, and walking in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied. (Acts 9:31)

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Acts 10:2• ²pious and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and entreating God continually, (Acts 10:2)

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Rev. 15:4• ⁴Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteousnesses were manifested. (Rev. 15:4)

spake.

Deut. 6:6‑8• ⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.
⁷And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign on thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. (Deut. 6:6‑8)

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1 Sam. 23:16‑18• ¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
¹⁷And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee. Thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
¹⁸And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. (1 Sam. 23:16‑18)

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Esther 4:5‑17• ⁵Then called Esther for Hathach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this [was], and why it [was].
⁶So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which [was] before the king's gate.
⁷And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
⁸Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show [it] unto Esther, and to declare [it] unto her; and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, and to make supplication unto him, and request before him, for her people.
⁹And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
¹⁰Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai, saying:
¹¹All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, [there is] one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
¹²And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
¹³Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
¹⁴For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, there shall relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for [such] a time as this.
¹⁵And Esther bade to answer Mordecai,
¹⁶Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
¹⁷So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. (Esther 4:5‑17)

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Psa. 16:3• ³Unto the saints which are upon the earth,{HR}[Even] them, and the excellent,{HR}All my delight [is] in them. (Psa. 16:3)

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Psa. 66:16• ¹⁶Come, hear, all ye that fear God,{HR}And I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. (Psa. 66:16)

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Psa. 73:15‑17• ¹⁵If I have said, I will declare thus, behold,{HR}I have offended the generation of thy sons.
¹⁶When I thought to know this,{HR}A hardship it [was] in mine eyes,
¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuaries of God (El):{HR}I considered their end. (Psa. 73:15‑17)

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Psa. 119:63• ⁶³A companion [am] I to all who fear thee,{HR}And to those who keep thy precepts. (Psa. 119:63)

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Prov. 13:20• ²⁰He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise;{HR}But a companion of the foolish will be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)

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Ezek. 9:4• ⁴Jehovah said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. (Ezek. 9:4)

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Dan. 2:17‑18• ¹⁷Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions;
¹⁸that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. (Dan. 2:17‑18)

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Luke 2:38• ³⁸And she coming up the same hour, gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem. (Luke 2:38)

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Luke 24:14‑31• ¹⁴and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place.
¹⁵And it came to pass while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh went with them.
¹⁶But their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
¹⁷And he said to them, What words [are] these which ye interchange with one another as ye walk and are downcast?
¹⁸And one [of them], named Cleopas, answering said to him, Dost thou sojourn alone in Jerusalem and knowest not the things come to pass in it in these days?
¹⁹And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
²⁰and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to [the] judgment of death and crucified him.
²¹But we had hoped that he was [the one] about to redeem Israel; but then also with all these things, this is the third day since these things came to pass.
²²And withal, certain women from among us astonished us, having been early at the sepulchre,
²³and, not having found his body, came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who say that he is alive.
²⁴And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found even as the women also had said; but him they saw not.
²⁵And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
²⁶Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory?
²⁷And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
²⁸And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther.
²⁹And they forced him, saying, Stay with us, because it is towards evening and the day is sunk low. And he went in to abide with them.
³⁰And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and, having broken, gave [it] to them.
³¹And their eyes were opened thoroughly, and they recognized him, and he disappeared from them. (Luke 24:14‑31)

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John 1:40‑47• ⁴⁰Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two that heard [it] from John and followed him.
⁴¹He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which interpreted is Christ),
⁴²and he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas (which is interpreted Peter).
⁴³On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus findeth Philip and saith to him, Follow me.
⁴⁴Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
⁴⁵Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
⁴⁶And Nathanael said to him, Can there be any good thing out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.
⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. (John 1:40‑47)

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John 12:20‑22• ²⁰And there were certain Greeks of those coming up to worship at the feast;
²¹these therefore came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.
²²Philip cometh and telleth Andrew, and Andrew cometh and Philip, and they tell Jesus. (John 12:20‑22)

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Acts 1:13• ¹³And when they entered, they went up into the upper room where they were abiding; both Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [brother] of James. (Acts 1:13)

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Acts 2:1• ¹And when the day of Pentecost was in course of fulfilment, they were all together in one place. (Acts 2:1)

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Acts 4:23‑30• ²³But being let go they came unto their own [company], and reported all that the chief priests and the elders said unto them.
²⁴And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
²⁵who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
²⁶The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
²⁷For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
²⁸to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
²⁹And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
³⁰while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:23‑30)

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and chanting in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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1 Thess. 5:11,14• ¹¹Therefore encourage one another, and edify each other, even as also ye do.
¹⁴And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all. (1 Thess. 5:11,14)

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Heb. 3:13• ¹³But encourage yourselves each day while it is called Today, that none of you be hardened by [the] deceitfulness of sin. (Heb. 3:13)

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Heb. 10:24• ²⁴and let us consider one another for provoking love and good works, (Heb. 10:24)

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Heb. 12:15• ¹⁵looking carefully lest [there be] Anyone falling short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up give trouble and through it [the] many be defiled; (Heb. 12:15)

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2 Sam. 7:1• ¹And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies; (2 Sam. 7:1)

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2 Chron. 6:7• ⁷And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. (2 Chron. 6:7)

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Psa. 139:4• ⁴For there is not a word on my tongue—{HR}Behold, O Jehovah, thou knowest all of it. (Psa. 139:4)

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Matt. 18:19‑20• ¹⁹Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.
²⁰For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matt. 18:19‑20)

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Acts 4:31‑33• ³¹And when they prayed, the place wherein they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
³²And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that believed were one; and not one said that aught of his possessions was his own: but they had all things common.
³³And with great power did the apostles render the witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:31‑33)

a book.

Esther 2:23• ²³And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. (Esther 2:23)

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Esther 6:1• ¹On that night sleep fled from the king; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. (Esther 6:1)

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Job 19:23‑25• ²³O that my words were but written!{HR}O that they were but inscribed in a book!
²⁴With a pen of iron and lead,{HR}Graven in a rock forever!
²⁵And I know my Redeemer liveth,{HR}And later he shall stand up on the earth; (Job 19:23‑25)

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Psa. 56:8• ⁸Thou, countest my wanderings:{HR}Put my tears in thy bottle;{HR}[Are] they not in thy book? (Psa. 56:8)

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Isa. 65:6• ⁶Behold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, (Isa. 65:6)

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Dan. 7:10• ¹⁰A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:10)

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Matt. 12:35‑37• ³⁵The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
³⁶But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
³⁷for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. (Matt. 12:35‑37)

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Rev. 20:12• ¹²And I saw the dead, the great and the little, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. (Rev. 20:12)

that thought.

Psa. 10:4• ⁴The wicked [man] according to the pride of his anger seeketh not;{HR}All his thoughts [are], There is no God. (Psa. 10:4)

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Psa. 20:7• ⁷These of chariots and these of horses,{HR}But we of the name of Jehovah our God make mention, (Psa. 20:7)

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Psa. 94:19• ¹⁹In the multitude of my thoughts within me{HR}Thy comforts delight my soul. (Psa. 94:19)

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Psa. 104:33• ³³I will sing unto Jehovah while I live,{HR}I will sing psalms unto my God while I have being. (Psa. 104:33)

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Isa. 26:3,8• ³Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed [on thee], for he confideth in thee.
⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name and to thy memorial [is] the desire of [our] soul. (Isa. 26:3,8)

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Heb. 4:12‑13• ¹²For living [is] the word of God, and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge heart's thoughts and intents.
¹³And not a creature is unmanifest in his sight; but all things [are] naked and laid bare to his eyes with whom [is] our account. (Heb. 4:12‑13)

• {v.16-17} We have now the introduction of the remnant. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• He Himself was the subject of their thoughts and meditations. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• Then, they spoke often one to another. They were drawn together in happy, holy fellowship by their common objects, common affections, and common needs. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• What is meant, therefore, when it is said, “They thought upon His name,” is, that they set themselves to uphold all the truth which had been committed to Israel; this truth being their testimony in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, and also that they were drawn together by their common fear of Jehovah, to maintain the honor of His name. This was their one end and object—not the welfare and blessing of one another. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• In the gospel of Luke (chap. 1 and 2), as often remarked, we have a living picture of this God-fearing remnant. In Zacharias, Simeon, and Anna we behold a few together with those associated with them, who united all the characteristics which are here given. Thus of Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth it is said, “They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless” (Luke 1:6). (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• “The Lord hearkened, and heard.” His eyes and His heart were upon these despised few who encouraged themselves, amid surrounding corruptions, in fellowship one with another concerning the Lord and the Lord’s things. (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

• “A book of remembrance was written before Him”; that is, the Lord condescends to use a figure to teach us that He records for everlasting remembrance the conversation—may we not rather say the names and the words? (“Malachi 3” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.

W. Kelly Translation

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Thena they that feared Jehovah spake often one to another: and Jehovah hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.

WK Translation Notes

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Venema takes verse 16 in contrast with the preceding verse; as the pious of old set thus off against the evil ways of the present generation. Hence the particles of time are taken in opposition. This, I confess, is to me more than doubtful; for the sense conveyed in the English Bible, which is that of other versions I have examined, seems preferable.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)