Malachi 4:5
3 Then 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.
4 “Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- KJV
- Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
- WEB
- Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
- ASV
- Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
- DARBY
- Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
- BLB
- Behold, I am sending to you⁺ Elijah the prophet, before the face of the coming of the day of YHWH great and awesome.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg sender dere Elias, profeten, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og forferdelige;
- OTB
- "Se, jeg vil sende profeten Elia til dere før Herrens store og forferdelige dag kommer.
- B1930
- Se, jeg sender eder Elias, profeten, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og forferdelige;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Read in contextMatthew 17:10–13
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Read in contextMark 9:11–13
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Read in contextMatthew 11:13–14
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
Read in contextMalachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
Read in contextJoel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Read in contextJohn 1:21
“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
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