Malachi 4:2

Malachi 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
• New International Version (NIV)But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

Context of Malachi 4:2

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. But 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. 4“Remember the Law of Moses My servant, the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.

Malachi 4:2 word by word

וְזָרְחָ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם יִרְאֵ֤י שְׁמִי֙ שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ צְדָקָ֔ה וּמַרְפֵּ֖א בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם כְּעֶגְלֵ֥י מַרְבֵּֽק׃Read the interlinear

• My nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• of righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• will riseזָרַחzârach · to riseH2224
• healingמַרְפֵּאmarpê' · healingH4832
• in its wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• and you will goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• frolicפּוּשׁpûsh · to leapH6335
• like calvesעֵ֫גֶל‛êgel · calfH5695
• from the stallמַרְבֵּקmarbêq · stallH4770

Cross-references for Malachi 4:2

• Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened attentively and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and esteem His name.
• Psalms 85:9Certainly His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
• Isaiah 50:10Who is among you who fears the Lord, Who obeys the voice of His servant, Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
• Isaiah 66:1This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is My throne and the earth is the footstool for My feet. Where then is a house you could build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
• Luke 1:50And His mercy is to generation after generation Toward those who fear Him.
• Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
• Revelation 11:18And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
• 2 Samuel 23:4Is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, When the fresh grass springs out of the earth From sunshine after rain.’
• Psalms 67:1God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us-- Selah
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
• Isaiah 30:26And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the wound He has inflicted.
• Isaiah 49:6He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the protected ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
• Hosea 6:3So let’s learn, let’s press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, As the spring rain waters the earth.”

Commentaries on Malachi 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2You that fear my name - The persons mentioned in the sixteenth verse of the preceding chapter, ye that look for redemption through the Messiah. The Sun of righteousness - The Lord Jesus, the promised Messiah; the Hope of Israel. With healing in his wings - As the sun, by the rays of light and heat, revives, cheers, and fructifies the whole creation, giving, through God, light and life everywhere; so Jesus Christ, by the influences of his grace and Spirit…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2But (And) unto you, who fear My Name, shall the Sun of Righteousness arise - It is said of God Psalm 84:11, “The Lord God is a sun and a shield, and Isaiah 60:19-20, The Lord shall be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory; thy sun shall no more go down, for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light;” and Zacharias, speaking of the office of John the Baptist in the words of Malachi, “thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The title sun of righteousness might come from the winged sun disk common in ancient Near Eastern art. It could refer to the Messiah (God's chosen one) or symbolize a new era of righteousness when God will remove the curse of sin. Israel's spiritual healing would rely on God cleansing the people and forgiving their sins (see Jeremiah 33:6–8; compare Jeremiah 8:14–15). This healing would follow a collective confession of sin and a return to God (Malachi…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The effect of the judgment on the righteous, as contrasted with its effect on the wicked (Mal 4:1). To the wicked it shall be as an oven that consumes the stubble (Mt 6:30); to the righteous it shall be the advent of the gladdening Sun, not of condemnation, but "of righteousness"; not destroying, but "healing" (Jr 23:6). you that fear my name--The same as those in Mal 3:16, who confessed God amidst abounding blasphemy (Is 66:5; Mt 10:32). The spiritual…Read the comment

Topics related to Malachi 4:2

• Blessing
• Fear of God
• Jesus Continued
• Malachi
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Salvation
• Sun

In the dictionaries

• Dayspring
• Dreadful
• Light
• Wickedly
• Astronomy
• Calf
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Healing
• Malachi
• Stall

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