1 For behold, the day commeth that shall burne as an ouen, and all the proude, yea, and all that doe wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day that commeth, shall burne them vp, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and shall leaue them neither roote nor branche. 2 But vnto you that feare my Name, shall the sunne of righteousnesse arise, and health shall be vnder his wings, and ye shall goe forth, and growe vp as fat calues. 3 And ye shall treade downe the wicked: for they shall be dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall doe this, sayeth the Lord of hostes. 4 Remember the lawe of Moses my seruant, which I commanded vnto him in Horeb for all Israel with the statutes and iudgements. 5 Beholde, I will sende you Eliiah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lord. 6 And he shall turne the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with cursing.
Malachi 4 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Cross references (6)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Peter 3:7; Malachi 3:2; Isaiah 47:14; Isaiah 5:24
- 2 Jeremiah 33:6; Psalm 84:11; Isaiah 30:26; Luke 1:78; John 8:12
- 3 Job 40:12; Romans 16:20; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5; Malachi 3:17
- 4 Deuteronomy 4:10; James 2:9–13; Galatians 5:24–25; Romans 3:31; Luke 16:29–31
- 5 Luke 1:17; Matthew 17:10–13; Mark 9:11–13; Matthew 11:13–14; Malachi 3:1
- 6 Luke 1:16–17; Isaiah 11:4; Hebrews 10:26–31; Matthew 23:35–38; Daniel 9:11
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What the Fathers said
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"For the day of the Lord cometh as a burning furnace, and all sinners shall be stubble, they who do evil things, and the day shall burn them up." Now, who this Lord is that brings such a day about, John the Baptist points out, when he says of Christ, "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with …
In the succeeding words, "Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel," the prophet opportunely mentions precepts and statutes, after declaring the important distinction hereafter to be made between those who observe and those who despise the law.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… of which it is said, "She is the brightness of the everlasting light;" of which it is also said, "The Sun of righteousness has arisen upon me;" and again, "But unto you that fear the name of the Lord shall the Sun of righteousness arise:" so that you would also understand the rain as being the watering with the doctrine …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Let then your wrath at length pass away also, now that we are celebrating the days of the great Sun, of that Sun of which Scripture saith, "Unto you shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings." What is, "in His wings"?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)