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The Great Day of the Lord

[a]See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.(A) But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(B) And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.(C)

Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.(D)

See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(E) He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse.[b]

Footnotes

  1. 4.1 3.19 in Heb
  2. 4.6 Or a ban of utter destruction

The Day of the Lord

[a]“For indeed, 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 Hosts, “not leaving them root or branches. 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.[b] 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 Hosts.

A Final Warning

“Remember the instruction of Moses My servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb(B) for all Israel. Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet(C) before the great and awesome Day of the Lord comes.(D) [c]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[d] with a curse.”

Footnotes

  1. Malachi 4:1 Mal 3:19 in Hb
  2. Malachi 4:2 Or like stall-fed calves
  3. Malachi 4:6 Mal 3:24 in Hb
  4. Malachi 4:6 Or earth