Malachi 3:12

“And all nations shall call you blessed, etc.] When they shall see the land freed from the devouring locust, and other hurtful creatures; the former and the latter rains given in their season, and the earth yielding a large increase: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts; or a desirablef84 one; not only pleasant to themselves, being fruitful, but wished for by others, by their neighbouring nations, who, seeing their prosperity, could not but desire to dwell with them; or delightsome to the Lord of hosts: thus Jarchi interprets it, the land that I delight in; and so Aben Ezra; to which agrees the Targum, “and all nations shall praise you, because you dwell in the land of…”

“Fulfilling the blessing (Deu 33:29; Zac 8:13). delightsome land-- (Dan 8:9).”

“All nations shall call you blessed - The promise goes beyond the temporal prosperity of their immediate obedience. Few could know or think much of the restored prolificalness of Judaea; none could know of its antecedents. A people, as well as individuals, may starve, and none know of it. Had the whole population of Judah died out, their Persian masters would not have cared for it, but would have sent fresh colonists to replace them and pay the tribute to the great king. The only interest, which all nations could have in them, was as being the people of God, from whom He should come, “the Desire of all nations, in whom all the families of the earth would be blessed.” Of this, God’s outward…”

“All nations - All that are about you. A delightsome land - The revival of religion in a land, will make it delight - some, both to God, and to all good men. Malachi 3:15”

“3:12 all nations will call you blessed: Abundant yields of produce would once again show the world the Lord’s favor toward Israel.”

“all: Deu 4:6, Deu 4:7; Ch2 32:23; Psa 72:17; Isa 61:9; Jer 33:9; Zep 3:19, Zep 3:20; Zac 8:23; Luk 1:48 a delightsome: Deu 8:7-10, Deu 11:12; Dan 8:9, Dan 11:41 Malachi 3:13”