Mal 3:1 | HCSB | STEP | “See , I am going to send My messenger , and he will clear the way before Me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to His temple , the Messenger of the covenant you desire – see , He is coming ,” says the Lord of Hosts .

Malachi 3:1

1 “See, I am going to send My messenger, ^a and he will clear the way before Me. ^b Then the Lord you seek ^c will suddenly come to His temple, ^d the Messenger of the covenant you desire – see, He is coming,” says the Lord of ^{▼▼Hosts/hosts: Military forces consisting of God's angels, sometimes including the sun, moon, and stars, and occasionally, Israel}Hosts.