Malachi 4
Lexham English Bible
4 [a] “For look! The day is about to come, burning like an oven, and all the arrogant and every evildoer[b] will be stubble. The coming day will consume[c] them,” says Yahweh of hosts. “It will not leave behind for them root or branch. 2 But for you who revere[d] my name, the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like fattened calves.[e] 3 You will trample down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am going to act,” says Yahweh of hosts.
4 “Remember the instruction[f] of my servant Moses, which I commanded him at Horeb to all Israel, the rules and regulations. 5 Look! I am going to send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh! 6 And he will bring back[g] the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the hearts of the sons to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with a ban.”
Footnotes
- Malachi 4:1 Malachi 4:1–6 in the English Bible is 3:19–24 in the Hebrew Bible
- Malachi 4:1 Literally “doer of wickedness”
- Malachi 4:1 Or “devour”
- Malachi 4:2 Or “fear”
- Malachi 4:2 Literally “bull-calves of the animal stall” (on the idiom see HALOT 631 s.v.)
- Malachi 4:4 Or “law”; Hebrew torah
- Malachi 4:6 Or “And he will restore”
Malachi 4
Christian Standard Bible
The Day of the Lord
4 “For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches. 2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,(A) and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.[a] 3 You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
A Final Warning
4 “Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb(B) for all Israel. 5 Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah(C) before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(D) 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.(E) Otherwise, I will come and strike the land[b] with a curse.”
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