The Sun of Righteousness Will Dawn

1-3 “Count on it: The day is coming, raging like a forest fire. All the arrogant people who do evil things will be burned up like stove wood, burned to a crisp, nothing left but scorched earth and ash—a black day. But for you, sunrise! The sun of righteousness will dawn on those who honor my name, healing radiating from its wings. You will be bursting with energy, like colts frisky and frolicking. And you’ll tromp on the wicked. They’ll be nothing but ashes under your feet on that Day.” God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so.

“Remember and keep the revelation I gave through my servant Moses, the revelation I commanded at Horeb for all Israel, all the rules and procedures for right living.

5-6 “But also look ahead: I’m sending Elijah the prophet to clear the way for the Big Day of God—the decisive Judgment Day! He will convince parents to look after their children and children to look up to their parents. If they refuse, I’ll come and put the land under a curse.”

Domens dag

Lyssna! säger härskarornas Gud. Domens dag kommer, och den är som en brinnande ugn. De stolta och de ogudaktiga ska brinna upp som halm, de ska brinna upp som träd med rot och allt.

Men för er som fruktar mitt namn ska rättfärdighetens sol gå upp med läkedom under sina vingar. Ni ska bli fria och hoppa av glädje, som kalvar på grönbete.

Då ska ni trampa de ogudaktiga som aska under fötterna, säger härskarornas Gud.

Kom ihåg att lyda de lagar jag gav er genom min tjänare Mose på berget Horeb.

Jag ska sända en annan profet, som är lik Elia, innan Herrens dag kommer med sin fruktansvärda dom.

Det han predikar ska föra föräldrar och barn tillsammans igen, så att de blir ett hjärta och en själ. De ska förstå att om de inte gör bättring så ska jag komma och fullkomligt förstöra deras land.

Judgment and Covenant Renewal

[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. But for you who revere my name,(G) the sun of righteousness(H) will rise with healing(I) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(J) like well-fed calves. Then you will trample(K) on the wicked; they will be ashes(L) under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.

“Remember the law(M) of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb(N) for all Israel.(O)

“See, I will send the prophet Elijah(P) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.(Q) He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children,(R) and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike(S) the land with total destruction.”(T)

Footnotes

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