Malachi 4

Malachi 4

The Great Day of the Lord

1See, 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.[#Joel 2.31; Am 2.9; Ob 18; #4.1 3.19 in Heb]

2But 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.[#Mal 3.16; Lk 1.78; Eph 5.14]

3And 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.[#Mic 7.10; Zech 10.5]

4Remember the teaching of my servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.[#Ex 20.3]

5See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.[#Mt 11.14; Mk 9.11; Lk 1.17]

6He 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.[#4.6 Or a ban of utter destruction]

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