12 For the day of the Lord of hosts
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—

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12 The Lord Almighty has a day(A) in store
    for all the proud(B) and lofty,(C)
for all that is exalted(D)
    (and they will be humbled),(E)

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The Great Day of God

“For behold, (A)the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all (B)the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be (C)stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will (D)leave them neither root nor branch.

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Judgment and Covenant Renewal

[a]“Surely the day is coming;(A) it will burn like a furnace.(B) All the arrogant(C) and every evildoer will be stubble,(D) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(E)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(F) will be left to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.

The Lord of hosts has (A)purposed it,
To [a]bring to dishonor the (B)pride of all glory,
To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

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  1. Isaiah 23:9 pollute

The Lord Almighty planned(A) it,
    to bring down(B) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(C) all who are renowned(D) on the earth.

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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

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  1. Luke 14:11 put down

11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)

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(A)Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [a]forces, none will go unpunished.

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  1. Proverbs 16:5 Lit. hand to hand

The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(B)

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But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:

(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](A)

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  1. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

For you yourselves know perfectly that (A)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.

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for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B)

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(A)deliver such a one to (B)Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord [a]Jesus.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 NU omits Jesus

hand this man over(A) to Satan(B) for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Or of his body

12 (A)And whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [b]exalted.

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  1. Matthew 23:12 put down
  2. Matthew 23:12 lifted up

12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(A)

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Behold, I will send you (A)Elijah the prophet
(B)Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

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“See, I will send the prophet Elijah(A) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.(B)

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18 (A)Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
For what good is (B)the day of the Lord to you?
It will be darkness, and not light.

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The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(A)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(B)
    That day will be darkness,(C) not light.(D)

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20 (A)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was (B)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (C)till he [a]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.

22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, (D)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. 23 (E)And you have [b]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the (F)vessels of [c]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, (G)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand (H)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. 24 Then the [d]fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this writing was written.

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  1. Daniel 5:21 Recognized
  2. Daniel 5:23 Exalted
  3. Daniel 5:23 The temple
  4. Daniel 5:24 Lit. palm

20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride,(A) he was deposed from his royal throne(B) and stripped(C) of his glory.(D) 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign(E) over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.(F)

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[a] have not humbled(G) yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(H) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(I) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(J) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(K) and all your ways.(L) 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

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  1. Daniel 5:22 Or descendant; or successor

37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.

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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt(A) and glorify(B) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.(C) And those who walk in pride(D) he is able to humble.(E)

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