Malachi 4:5

Malachi 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Context of Malachi 4:5

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. 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. 6And 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.”

Malachi 4:5 word by word

הִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא לִפְנֵ֗י בּ֚וֹא י֣וֹם יְהוָ֔ה הַגָּד֖וֹל וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃Read the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• Iאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• of the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and awesomeיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• Dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Malachi 4:5

• Malachi 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.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Matthew 11:13For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
• Matthew 17:10The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Matthew 27:47When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He is calling Elijah.”
• Mark 9:11And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
• Luke 1:17And 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.”
• Luke 7:26What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
• Luke 9:30Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
• John 1:21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
• 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.”
• Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
• Acts 2:19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
• Revelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Commentaries on Malachi 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet - This is meant alone of John the Baptist, as we learn from Luke 1:17; (note), in whose spirit and power he came.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Behold I will send (I send, as a future, proximate in the prophet‘s mind) you Elijah the prophet - The Archangel Gabriel interprets this for us, to include the sending of John the Immerser. For he not only says Luke 1:17. that he shall “go before” the Lord “in the spirit and power of Elias,” but describes his mission in the characteristic words of Malachi, “to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children:” and those other words also, “and the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-6Verses 4-6 Here is a solemn conclusion, not only of this prophecy, but of the Old Testament. Conscience bids us remember the law. Though we have not prophets, yet, as long as we have Bibles, we may keep up our communion with God. Let others boast in their proud reasoning, and call it enlightening, but let us keep near to that sacred word, through which this Sun of Righteousness shines upon the souls of his people. They must keep up a believing expectation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The second closing message warns that God’s judgment of the wicked is coming. It also promises rescue and restoration for those who live in a right way. Elijah is a prime example of a prophet who preached repentance, supported by signs and wonders (see Luke 1:17; James 5:17–18). Elijah was a forerunner of the day of the Lord (see Malachi 3:1). The New Testament identifies John the Baptist as the prophet who prepared the way for Jesus the Messiah (see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I send you Elijah--as a means towards your "remembering the law" (Mal 4:4). the prophet--emphatical; not "the Tishbite"; for it is in his official, not his personal capacity, that his coming is here predicted. In this sense, John the Baptist was an Elijah in spirit (Lu 1:16, 17), but not the literal Elijah; whence when asked, "Art thou Elias?" (Joh 1:21), He answered, "I am not." "Art thou that prophet?" "No." This implies that John, though knowing…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 4:5

• Day
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• Malachi
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In the dictionaries

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• Malachi
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• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Jesus Christ
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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