Malachi 4:1

Malachi 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
• New International Version (NIV)“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.

Context of Malachi 4:1

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” 2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. 3Then 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.

Malachi 4:1 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ בָּ֔א בֹּעֵ֖ר כַּתַּנּ֑וּר וְהָי֨וּ כָל־זֵדִ֜ים וְכָל־עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ וְלִהַ֨ט אֹתָ֜ם הַיּ֣וֹם הַבָּ֗א אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יַעֲזֹ֥ב לָהֶ֖ם שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ וְעָנָֽף׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• is comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• burningבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• like a furnaceתַּנּוּרtannûr · ovenH8574
• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the arrogantזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• evildoerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• evildoerרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564
• will be stubbleקַשׁqash · stubbleH7179
• when I will set them ablazeלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of Hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• a rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• or branchעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057
• will be leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800

Cross-references for Malachi 4:1

• Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
• Ezekiel 7:10Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
• Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
• Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
• Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
• Luke 21:20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
• 2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• Psalms 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.
• Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
• Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
• Exodus 15:7You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

Commentaries on Malachi 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven - The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. And all the proud - This is in reference to Malachi 3:15; of the preceding chapter. The day that cometh shall burn them up - Either by famine, by sword, or by captivity. All those rebels shall be destroyed. It shall leave them neither root nor branch - A proverbial expression for total destruction. Neither man nor child shall escape.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1For, behold, the day cometh, which shall burn as an oven - He had declared the great severance of the God-fearing and the God-blaspheming, those who served and those who did not serve God; the righteous and the wicked; now he declares the way and time of the severance, the Day of Judgment. Daniel had described the fire of that day, Daniel 7:9-10, “The throne (of the Ancient of days) was a fiery flame; his wheels a burning fire: a fiery stream issued and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The judgements on the wicked, and the happiness of the righteous. (1-3) Regard to be had to the law; John the Baptist promised as the forerunner of Messiah. (4-6) Verses 1-3 Here is a reference to the first and to the second coming of Christ: God has fixed the day of both. Those who do wickedly, who do not fear God's anger, shall feel it. It is certainly to be applied to the day of judgment, when Christ shall be revealed in flaming fire; to execute…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3This message moves away from debate and directly warns people that repentance is the only proper response to the Lord's message because God's judgment is unavoidable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. the day cometh ... burn--(Mal 3:2; 2Pe 3:7). Primarily is meant the judgment coming on Jerusalem; but as this will not exhaust the meaning, without supposing what is inadmissible in Scripture--exaggeration--the final and full accomplishment, of which the former was the earnest, is the day of general judgment. This principle of interpretation is not double, but successive fulfilment. The language is abrupt, "Behold, the day cometh! It burns like a…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 4:1

• Furnace
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Malachi
• Oven
• Pride
• Stubble
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Dreadful
• Wickedly
• Branch ;bough
• Bread
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Malachi
• Vulgate
• Wickedness

Commentaries on Malachi 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings