Malachi

Malachi 4:6

6And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.d Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Footnotes

  • d 4:6 Cited in Luke 1:17|LUK 1:17

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he will turnוְהֵשִׁ֤יבwə·hê·šîḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
the heartsלֵב־lêḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the fathersאָבוֹת֙’ā·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH1 father
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their childrenבָּנִ֔יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
and the heartsוְלֵ֥בwə·lêḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of the childrenבָּנִ֖יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
I will comeאָב֕וֹא’ā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יwə·hik·kê·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5221 smite
the landהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
with a curseחֵֽרֶם׃ḥê·remNoun - masculine singularH2764 devoted thing

Cross-references

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Luke 1:16–17 · Isaiah 11:4 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Matthew 23:35–38 · Daniel 9:11 · Revelation 22:20–21 · Deuteronomy 29:19–29 · Luke 1:76 · Isaiah 65:15 · Isaiah 61:2 · Revelation 19:15 · Isaiah 24:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.