Malachi 4:1

English Standard Version

The Great Day of the Lord

4 ^[a] “For behold, ^(A)the day is coming, ^(B)burning like an oven, when ^(C)all the arrogant and ^(D)all evildoers ^(E)will be stubble. The day that is coming ^(F)shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

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Footnotes

Malachi 4:1 Ch 4:1–6 is ch 3:19–24 in Hebrew

Malachi 4:1

New International Version

Judgment and Covenant Renewal

4 ^[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

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

2 Thessalonians 1:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ^(B)who do not know God and on those who ^(C)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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2 Thessalonians 1:8

New International Version

⁸He will punish^(A) those who do not know God^(B) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.^(C)

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2 Peter 3:7

English Standard Version

⁷But by the same word ^(A)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and ^(B)destruction of the ungodly.

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2 Peter 3:7

New International Version

⁷By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,^(A) being kept for the day of judgment^(B) and destruction of the ungodly.

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Malachi 3:2

English Standard Version

²But ^(A)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For ^(B)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.

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Malachi 3:2

New International Version

²But who can endure^(A) the day of his coming?^(B) Who can stand^(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire^(D) or a launderer’s soap.^(E)

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Isaiah 47:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴Behold, ^(A)they are like stubble;
    ^(B)the fire consumes them;
they cannot deliver themselves
    from the power of the flame.
No coal for warming oneself is this,
    no fire to sit before!

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Isaiah 47:14

New International Version

¹⁴Surely they are like stubble;^(A)
    the fire^(B) will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
    from the power of the flame.^(C)
These are not coals for warmth;
    this is not a fire to sit by.

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Isaiah 5:24

English Standard Version

²⁴Therefore, ^(A)as the tongue of fire devours the stubble,
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,
so ^(B)their root will be ^(C)as rottenness,
    and their blossom go up like dust;
for they have ^(D)rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
    and have ^(E)despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Isaiah 5:24

New International Version

²⁴Therefore, as tongues of fire^(A) lick up straw^(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay^(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;^(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word^(E) of the Holy One^(F) of Israel.

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Obadiah 18

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¹⁸^(A)The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
    and the house of Joseph a flame,
    and the house of Esau ^(B)stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
    ^(C)and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.

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Obadiah 18

New International Version

¹⁸Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire^(A) and destroy^(B) him.
There will be no survivors^(C)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

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Malachi 3:15

English Standard Version

¹⁵And now we call ^(A)the arrogant blessed. ^(B)Evildoers not only prosper but ^(C)they put God to the test and they escape.’”

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Malachi 3:15

New International Version

¹⁵But now we call the arrogant^(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers^(B) prosper,^(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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Zephaniah 1:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)Neither their silver nor their gold
    shall be able to deliver them
    on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
^(B)In the fire of his jealousy,
    ^(C)all the earth shall be consumed;
^(D)for a full and sudden end
    he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Zephaniah 1:18

New International Version

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”^(A)

In the fire of his jealousy^(B)
the whole earth will be consumed,^(C)
for he will make a sudden end
of all who live on the earth.^(D)

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Isaiah 2:12-17

English Standard Version

¹²^(A)For the Lord of hosts has a day
    against all that is proud and lofty,
    against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;
¹³against all the ^(B)cedars of Lebanon,
    lofty and lifted up;
    and against all the ^(C)oaks of Bashan;
¹⁴against all ^(D)the lofty mountains,
    and against all the uplifted hills;
¹⁵against every high tower,
    and against every fortified wall;
¹⁶against all ^(E)the ships of Tarshish,
    and against all the beautiful craft.
¹⁷^(F)And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
    and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
    and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

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Isaiah 2:12-17

New International Version

¹²The 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)
¹³for all the cedars of Lebanon,^(F) tall and lofty,^(G)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,^(H)
¹⁴for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,^(I)
¹⁵for every lofty tower^(J)
    and every fortified wall,^(K)
¹⁶for every trading ship^[a]^(L)
    and every stately vessel.
¹⁷The arrogance of man will be brought low^(M)
    and human pride humbled;^(N)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,^(O)

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Footnotes

Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish

Job 18:16

English Standard Version

¹⁶His ^(A)roots dry up beneath,
and his branches ^(B)wither above.

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Job 18:16

New International Version

¹⁶His roots dry up below^(A)
and his branches wither above.^(B)

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Luke 21:20

English Standard Version

Jesus Foretells Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰“But ^(A)when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that ^(B)its desolation has come near.

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Luke 21:20

New International Version

²⁰“When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies,^(A) you will know that its desolation is near.

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Luke 19:43

English Standard Version

⁴³For ^(A)the days will come upon you, when your enemies ^(B)will set up a barricade around you and ^(C)surround you and hem you in on every side

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Luke 19:43

New International Version

⁴³The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.^(A)

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