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Malachi 4:5

Elijah
ProphecyThe return of ChristJesus Christ

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

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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.

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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;

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  • Luke 1:17

    And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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  • Matthew 17:10–13

    And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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  • Mark 9:11–13

    And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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  • Matthew 11:13–14

    For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Isaiah 40:3

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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  • Joel 2:31

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

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  • John 1:21

    And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

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