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

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. 4“Remember the teachings of my servant Moses, the rules and regulations that I gave to him at Horeb for all Israel. “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 4:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• you Elijahאֵלִיָּה'êlîyâh 'êlîyâhû · ElijahH452
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• of the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and dreadfulיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Malachi 4:5

• Malachi 3:1“I’m going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise will come. He is the one you want,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the desert: “Clear a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God.
• Matthew 11:13All the Prophets and Moses’ Teachings prophesied up to the time of John.
• Matthew 17:10So the disciples asked him, “Why do the experts in Moses’ Teachings say that Elijah must come first?”
• Matthew 27:47When some of the people standing there heard him say that, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
• Mark 9:11So they asked him, “Don’t the experts in Moses’ Teachings say that Elijah must come first?”
• Luke 1:17He will go ahead of the Lord with the spirit and power that Elijah had. He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children. He will change disobedient people so that they will accept the wisdom of those who have God’s approval. In this way he will prepare the people for their Lord.”
• Luke 7:26Really, what did you go to see? A prophet? Let me tell you that he is far more than a prophet.
• Luke 9:30Suddenly, both Moses and Elijah were talking with him.
• John 1:21They asked him, “Well, are you Elijah?” John answered, “No, I’m not.” Then they asked, “Are you the prophet?” John replied, “No.”
• Malachi 4:1“Certainly the day is coming! It will burn like a furnace. All arrogant people and all evildoers will be ⌞like⌟ straw. The day that is coming will burn them up completely,” says the Lord of Armies. “It won’t leave a single root or branch.
• Joel 2:31The sun will become dark, and the moon will become as red as blood before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.”
• Acts 2:19I will work miracles in the sky and give signs on the earth: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.
• Revelation 6:17because the frightening day of their anger has come, and who is able to endure 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

• Elijah
• Dreadful
• Malachi
• Wickedly
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Joel (2)
• Notable
• Papyrus
• Vulgate

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