Mal 3:11 | NET2full | STEP | Then I will stop the plague from ruining your crops , and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest ,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies .

‏ Malachi 3:11

11 Then I will stop the plague ^{▼▼tn Heb “the eater” (אֹכֵל, ʾokhel), a general term for any kind of threat to crops and livelihood. This is understood as a reference to a locust plague by a number of English versions: NAB, NRSV “the locust”; NIV “pests”; NCV, TEV “insects.”} from ruining your crops, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and I will rebuke for you the eater and it will not ruin for you the fruit of the ground.”} and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.