Malachi 4:1

Malachi 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
• New International Version (NIV)“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.

Context of Malachi 4:1

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,” says the Lord of armies, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branches. 2But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and frolic like calves from the stall. 3And you will crush the wicked underfoot, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am preparing,” says the Lord of armies.

Malachi 4:1 word by word

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ בָּ֔א בֹּעֵ֖ר כַּתַּנּ֑וּר וְהָי֨וּ כָל־זֵדִ֜ים וְכָל־עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ וְלִהַ֨ט אֹתָ֜ם הַיּ֣וֹם הַבָּ֗א אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יַעֲזֹ֥ב לָהֶ֖ם שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ וְעָנָֽף׃Read the interlinear

• For beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• is comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• burningבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• like a furnaceתַּנּוּרtannûr · ovenH8574
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the arrogantזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• evildoerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• evildoerרִשְׁעָהrish‛âh · wickednessH7564
• chaffקַשׁqash · stubbleH7179
• setלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• soאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• it will leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• them neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• rootשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• branchesעָנָף‛ânâph · branchH6057

Cross-references for Malachi 4:1

• Malachi 4:5“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.
• Malachi 3:2“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderer’s soap.
• Ezekiel 7:10‘Behold, the day! Behold, it is coming! Your doom has gone forth; the rod has budded, arrogance has blossomed.
• Joel 2:1Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lord is coming; Indeed, it is near,
• Zephaniah 1:14The great day of the Lord is near, Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the Lord! In it the warrior cries out bitterly.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, a day is coming for the Lord when the spoils taken from you will be divided among you.
• Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will put up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,
• Luke 21:20“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.
• 2 Peter 3:7But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
• Psalms 21:9You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger; The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath, And fire will devour them.
• Nahum 1:5Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
• Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to save them On the day of the Lord’s anger; And all the earth will be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete end, Indeed a horrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Matthew 3:12His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape punishment.’”
• Exodus 15:7And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise up against You; You send out Your burning anger, and it consumes them like chaff.

Commentaries on Malachi 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven - The destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. And all the proud - This is in reference to Malachi 3:15; of the preceding chapter. The day that cometh shall burn them up - Either by famine, by sword, or by captivity. All those rebels shall be destroyed. It shall leave them neither root nor branch - A proverbial expression for total destruction. Neither man nor child shall escape.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1For, behold, the day cometh, which shall burn as an oven - He had declared the great severance of the God-fearing and the God-blaspheming, those who served and those who did not serve God; the righteous and the wicked; now he declares the way and time of the severance, the Day of Judgment. Daniel had described the fire of that day, Daniel 7:9-10, “The throne (of the Ancient of days) was a fiery flame; his wheels a burning fire: a fiery stream issued and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The judgements on the wicked, and the happiness of the righteous. (1-3) Regard to be had to the law; John the Baptist promised as the forerunner of Messiah. (4-6) Verses 1-3 Here is a reference to the first and to the second coming of Christ: God has fixed the day of both. Those who do wickedly, who do not fear God's anger, shall feel it. It is certainly to be applied to the day of judgment, when Christ shall be revealed in flaming fire; to execute…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3This message moves away from debate and directly warns people that repentance is the only proper response to the Lord's message because God's judgment is unavoidable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. the day cometh ... burn--(Mal 3:2; 2Pe 3:7). Primarily is meant the judgment coming on Jerusalem; but as this will not exhaust the meaning, without supposing what is inadmissible in Scripture--exaggeration--the final and full accomplishment, of which the former was the earnest, is the day of general judgment. This principle of interpretation is not double, but successive fulfilment. The language is abrupt, "Behold, the day cometh! It burns like a…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 4:1

• Furnace
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Malachi
• Oven
• Pride
• Stubble
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Dreadful
• Wickedly
• Branch ;bough
• Bread
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Malachi
• Vulgate
• Wickedness

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