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

2“The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings for you people who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves let out of a stall. 3You will trample on wicked people, because on the day I act they will be ashes under the soles of your feet,” says the Lord of Armies. “Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the rules and regulations that I gave to him at Horeb for all Israel. 5“I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the Lord comes. 6He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children and children’s attitudes toward their parents. If not, I will come and reclaim my land by destroying you.”

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“Never have any other god.
• Deuteronomy 4:5I have taught you laws and rules as the Lord my God commanded me. You must obey them when you’ve entered the land and taken possession of it.
• Psalms 147:19He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions to Israel.
• Isaiah 8:20They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.
• Isaiah 42:21The Lord is pleased because he does what is right. He praises the greatness of his teachings and makes them glorious.
• Matthew 5:17“Don’t ever think that I came to set aside Moses’ Teachings or the Prophets. I didn’t come to set them aside but to make them come true.
• Matthew 19:16Then a man came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, what good deed should I do to gain eternal life?”
• Matthew 22:36“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in Moses’ Teachings?”
• Mark 12:28One of the experts in Moses’ Teachings went to Jesus during the argument with the Sadducees. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of them all?”
• Luke 10:25Then an expert in Moses’ Teachings stood up to test Jesus. He asked, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Luke 16:29“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses’ ⌞Teachings⌟ and the Prophets. Your brothers should listen to them!’
• John 5:39You study the Scriptures in detail because you think you have the source of eternal life in them. These Scriptures testify on my behalf.
• Romans 3:31Are we abolishing the laws in the Scriptures by this faith? That’s unthinkable! Rather, we are supporting these laws.
• Romans 13:1Every person should obey the government in power. No government would exist if it hadn’t been established by God. The governments which exist have been put in place by God.
• Galatians 5:13You were indeed called to be free, brothers and sisters. Don’t turn this freedom into an excuse for your corrupt nature to express itself. Rather, serve each other through love.
• James 2:9If you favor one person over another, you’re sinning, and this law convicts you of being disobedient.

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