Malachi 4:4

Malachi 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
• New International Version (NIV)“Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.

Context of Malachi 4:4

2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall. 3You 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 Armies. “Remember the instruction of Moses my servant, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 6And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Malachi 4:4 word by word

זִכְר֕וּ תּוֹרַ֖ת מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדִּ֑י אֲשֶׁר֩ צִוִּ֨יתִי אוֹת֤וֹ בְחֹרֵב֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חֻקִּ֖ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• ye the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• which I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• unto him in Horebחֹרֵבchôrêb · HorebH2722
• for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Malachi 4:4

• Exodus 20:3Do not have other gods besides me.
• Deuteronomy 4:5Look, I have taught you statutes and ordinances as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to possess.
• Psalms 147:19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and judgments to Israel.
• Isaiah 8:20Go to God’s instruction and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.
• Isaiah 42:21Because of his righteousness, the Lord was pleased to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.
• Matthew 5:17“Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
• Matthew 19:16Just then someone came up and asked him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”
• Matthew 22:36“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”
• Mark 12:28One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
• Luke 10:25Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Luke 16:29“But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’
• John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.
• Romans 3:31Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
• Romans 13:1Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
• James 2:9If, however, you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Commentaries on Malachi 4:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Remember ye the law of Moses - Where all these things are predicted. The Septuagint, Arabic, and Coptic, place this verse the last.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Remember ye the law of Moses, My servant - Galatians 3:24. “The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ.” They then who were most faithful to the law, would be most prepared for Christ. But for those of his own day, too, who were negligent both of the ceremonial and moral law, he says “Since the judgment of God will be so fearful, remember now unceasingly and observe the law of God given by Moses.” Which I commanded - o Unto him for - (literally…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. 4The first postscript (a short message added at the end) calls Judah to obey the law of Moses. Israel’s identity began with the exodus and was shaped by the covenant made at Mount Sinai through Moses (see Deuteronomy 34:10–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Remember ... law--"The law and all the prophets" were to be in force until John (Mt 11:13), no prophet intervening after Malachi; therefore they are told, "Remember the law," for in the absence of living prophets, they were likely to forget it. The office of Christ's forerunner was to bring them back to the law, which they had too much forgotten, and so "to make ready a people prepared for the Lord" at His coming (Lu 1:17). God withheld prophets for a…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 4:4

• Horeb
• Law
• Malachi
• Obedience
• Ordinance
• Sinai

In the dictionaries

• Horeb
• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Sinai, Horeb
• Law of Moses
• Dreadful
• Malachi
• Pentateuch

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