Malachi

Malachi 4:1–2

¹“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

²“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,^a and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

Footnotes

a 4:2 Or the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in His wings

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Malachi 4:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the day	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
is coming	בָּ֔א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
burning	בֹּעֵ֖ר	bō·‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
like a furnace	כַּתַּנּ֑וּר	kat·tan·nūr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H8574 stove
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the arrogant	זֵדִ֜ים	zê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2086 insolent, presumptuous
and every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
evildoer	עֹשֵׂ֤ה	‘ō·śêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
will be stubble	קַ֔שׁ	qaš	Noun - masculine singular	H7179 stubble, chaff
the day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
is coming	הַבָּ֗א	hab·bā	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when I will set them ablaze	וְלִהַ֨ט	wə·li·haṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3857 blaze up, flame
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
Not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a root	שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ	šō·reš	Noun - masculine singular	H8328 root
or branch	וְעָנָֽף׃	wə·‘ā·nāp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6057 branch(es), bough(s)
will be left	יַעֲזֹ֥ב	ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Malachi 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But for you who fear	יִרְאֵ֤י	yir·’ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3373 fear
My name	שְׁמִי֙	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
the sun	שֶׁ֣מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - common singular construct	H8121 sun
of righteousness	צְדָקָ֔ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
will rise	וְזָרְחָ֨ה	wə·zā·rə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
with healing	וּמַרְפֵּ֖א	ū·mar·pê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4832 healing, cure, health
in its wings	בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ	biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
and you will go out	וִֽיצָאתֶ֥ם	wî·ṣā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
and leap	וּפִשְׁתֶּ֖ם	ū·p̄iš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6335 spring about
like calves	כְּעֶגְלֵ֥י	kə·‘eḡ·lê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5695 calf
from the stall	מַרְבֵּֽק׃	mar·bêq	Noun - masculine singular	H4770 stall

Cross-references

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Malachi 4:1 2 Thessalonians 1:8 · 2 Peter 3:7 · Malachi 3:2 · Isaiah 47:14 · Isaiah 5:24 · Obadiah 1:18 · Malachi 3:15 · Job 18:16 · Isaiah 2:12–17 · Joel 2:1 · Zephaniah 1:18 · Malachi 4:5

Malachi 4:2 Jeremiah 33:6 · Psalm 84:11 · Isaiah 30:26 · Luke 1:78 · John 8:12 · Isaiah 53:5 · Revelation 22:16 · 2 Samuel 23:4 · Malachi 3:16 · John 1:4 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Revelation 22:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.