Malachi 3:10 (DRB)

Passage

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance.

Nearby Context

Malachi 3:8 Shall a man afflict God, for you afflict me. And you have said: Wherein do we afflict thee? in tithes and in firstfruits.

Malachi 3:9 And you are cursed with want, and you afflict me, even the whole nation of you.

Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and try me in this, saith the Lord: if I open not unto you the flood-gates of heaven, and pour you out a blessing even to abundance.

Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke for your sakes the devourer, and he shall not spoil the fruit of your land: neither shall the vine in the field be barren, saith the Lord of hosts.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "tithes", "storehouse", "meat", "saith", "lord", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "tithes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And you are cursed with want and..." into verse 11's "And I will rebuke for your sakes...", so "bring" and "tithes" belong inside that flow. In Return to the LORD in Covenant Faithfulness, the local focus is covenant faithfulness, divine mercy, and judgment.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bring" and "tithes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.