וְקָרַבְתִּ֣י אֲלֵיכֶם֮ לַמִּשְׁפָּט֒ וְהָיִ֣יתִי ׀ עֵ֣ד מְמַהֵ֗ר בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים֙ וּבַמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔ים וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִ֖ים לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּבְעֹשְׁקֵ֣י שְׂכַר־שָׂ֠כִיר אַלְמָנָ֨ה וְיָת֤וֹם וּמַטֵּי־גֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יְרֵא֔וּנִי אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
Aku akan mendekat kepadamu untuk penghakiman, dan Aku akan menjadi saksi yang segera bertindak terhadap para tukang sihir, terhadap para pezina, terhadap orang-orang yang bersumpah palsu, terhadap orang-orang yang memeras upah pekerja upahan, janda, dan anak yatim, dan terhadap orang-orang yang memutarbalikkan hak orang asing, dan yang tidak takut kepada-Ku, firman Yang Mahakekal semesta alam.
Chagigah
R. Yochanan, when he came upon this passage, wept, (Malachi 3:5) "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defrauds the hired worker of his wages..." A slave whose master drags him to his judgment and hastens to testify against him, is there any help for him?
Chagigah
Resh Lakish said, All who turns aside justice for the sojourner is as though he turned aside justice for God; for it is said (Malachi 3:5) "turned aside the sojourner," written as "turned Me aside." R. Chanina bar Papa said, Anyone who does something and regrets it is forgiven immediately, as it is said, (Malachi 3:5) "and they do not fear Me." Implying, if they do "fear Me," they are forgiven immediately.