Malachi 4:1

New King James Version

The Great Day of God

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

2 Thessalonians 1:8

New King James Version

⁸in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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2 Thessalonians 1:8

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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

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⁷But ^(A)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for ^(B)fire until the day of judgment and ^[a]perdition of ungodly men.

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2 Peter 3:7 destruction

2 Peter 3:7

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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

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²“But who can endure ^(A)the day of His coming?
And ^(B)who can stand when He appears?
For ^(C)He is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ 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

New King James Version

¹⁴Behold, they shall be ^(A)as stubble,
The fire shall ^(B)burn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a 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

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²⁴Therefore, ^(A)as the ^[a]fire devours the stubble,
And the flame consumes the chaff,
So ^(B)their root will be as rottenness,
And their blossom will ascend like dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Isaiah 5:24 Lit. tongue of fire

Isaiah 5:24

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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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¹⁸The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph ^(A)a flame;
But the house of Esau shall be stubble;
They shall kindle them and devour them,
And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.

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Obadiah 18

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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

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¹⁵So now ^(A)we call the proud blessed,
For those who do wickedness are ^[a]raised up;
They even ^(B)tempt God and go free.’ ”

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Malachi 3:15 Lit. built

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

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¹⁸^(A)Neither their silver nor their gold
Shall be able to deliver them
In the day of the Lord’s wrath;
But the whole land shall be devoured
By the fire of His jealousy,
For He will make speedy riddance
Of all those who dwell in the land.

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Zephaniah 1:18

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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

New King James Version

¹²For the day of the Lord of hosts
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—
¹³Upon all ^(A)the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,
And upon all the oaks of Bashan;
¹⁴^(B)Upon all the high mountains,
And upon all the hills that are lifted up;
¹⁵Upon every high tower,
And upon every fortified wall;
¹⁶^(C)Upon all the ships of Tarshish,
And upon all the beautiful sloops.
¹⁷The ^[a]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

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Isaiah 2:17 pride

Isaiah 2:12-17

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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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Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish

Job 18:16

New King James Version

¹⁶^(A)His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.

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Job 18:16

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

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Luke 21:20

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The Destruction of Jerusalem^(A)

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

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Luke 21:20

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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

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⁴³For days will come upon you when your enemies will ^(A)build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,

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Luke 19:43

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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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