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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel.

Context of Malachi 4:4

2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 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. "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction."

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 20:3"You shall have no other gods before me.
• Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
• Psalms 147:19He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and rules to Israel.
• Isaiah 8:20To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
• Isaiah 42:21The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.
• Matthew 5:17"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.
• Matthew 19:16And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?"
• Matthew 22:36"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
• Mark 12:28And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"
• Luke 10:25And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
• Luke 16:29But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
• John 5:39You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
• Romans 3:31Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
• Romans 13:1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• James 2:9But if you show partiality, you are committing 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