Berean Standard Bible

Malachi 4

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11; 2 Peter 3:8–13)

1“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935,burningבֹּעֵ֖רbo.'ErH1197like a furnaceכַּתַּנּ֑וּרka.ta.NurH8574, whenוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961allכָל־khol-H3605the arrogantזֵדִ֜יםze.DimH2086and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605evildoerעֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙'o.Seh rish.'AhH6213 H7564will be stubbleקַ֔שׁKashH7179;the dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117is comingהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935when I will set them ablazeוְלִהַ֨טve.li.HatH3857אֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853,”saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834. “Notלֹא־lo'-H3808a rootשֹׁ֥רֶשׁSho.reshH8328or branchוְעָנָֽף׃ve.'a.NafH6057will be leftיַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.ZoH5800to them.”

2“But for you who fearיִרְאֵ֤יyir.'EiH3373My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034,the sunשֶׁ֣מֶשׁShe.meshH8121of righteousnessצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666will riseוְזָרְחָ֨הve.za.re.ChahH2224with healingוּמַרְפֵּ֖אu.mar.Pe'H4832in its wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671,and you will go outוִֽיצָאתֶ֥םvi.tza.TemH3318and leapוּפִשְׁתֶּ֖םu.fish.TemH6335like calvesכְּעֶגְלֵ֥יke.'eg.LeiH5695from the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770.

3Then you will trampleוְעַסּוֹתֶ֣םve.'a.so.TemH6072the wickedרְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'ImH7563,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they will beיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961ashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the solesכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272on the dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am preparingעֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.SehH6213,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

4“Rememberזִכְר֕וּzikh.RuH2142the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834,the statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃u.mish.pa.TimH4941I commandedצִוִּ֨יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680himאוֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853forעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Horebבְחֹרֵב֙ve.cho.RevH2722.

5Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will sendשֹׁלֵ֣חַsho.Le.achH7971youאֵ֖ת'etH853Elijahאֵלִיָּ֣ה'e.li.YahH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlif.NeiH6440the comingבּ֚וֹאBo'H935of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

6And he will turnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725the heartsלֵב־lev-H3820of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1toעַל־'al-H5921their childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,and the heartsוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820of the childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121toעַל־'al-H5921their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,I will comeאָב֕וֹא'a.Vo'H935and strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776with a curseחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.”

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11; 2 Peter 3:8–13)

Commentaries on Malachi 4