Malachi
Malachi 4:1
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.”
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.