Malachi 4
American Standard Version
4 For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its [a]wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I [b]make, saith Jehovah of hosts.
4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances. 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers [c]to the children, and the heart of the children [d]to their fathers; lest I come and smite the [e]earth with a [f]curse.
Footnotes
- Malachi 4:2 Or, beams
- Malachi 4:3 Or, do this
- Malachi 4:6 Or, with
- Malachi 4:6 Or, with
- Malachi 4:6 Or, land
- Malachi 4:6 Or, ban. Or, devoting to destruction
Malachi 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Day of the Lord
4 [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. 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.[b] 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 Hosts.
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 Elijah the prophet(C) before the great and awesome Day of the Lord comes.(D) 6 [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
- Malachi 4:1 Mal 3:19 in Hb
- Malachi 4:2 Or like stall-fed calves
- Malachi 4:6 Mal 3:24 in Hb
- Malachi 4:6 Or earth
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