⁶ Elijah will ·help parents love [^Lturn the hearts of fathers/parents to] their children and ·children love [^Lturn children to] their parents. Otherwise, I will come and ·put a curse on the land [strike the land with a curse/destruction].”

¹⁷ He will go before ·the Lord [^Lhim] in [the] spirit and power ·like [of] Elijah. He will ·make peace between parents and [^Lturn the hearts of parents/fathers back to] their children and will bring those who are not obeying God back to the ·right way of thinking [or wisdom of the righteous], ·to make a people ready [^Lto prepare a people who are fit/ready] for the ·coming of the Lord [^LLord; Mal. 4:5–6].”