Malachi 4:6 “And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the…”

Malachi 4:6

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he shall turn 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 a curse.

World English Bible

He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

American Standard Version

And he shall turn 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 a curse.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

And he shall turn 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 a curse.

Young's Literal Translation

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

Bible in Basic English

And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

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Cross references

“turn”

Luke 1:76 Luke 1:16 Luke 1:17

Luke 1:76 · BSB

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

Luke 1:16 · BSB

Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

Luke 1:17 · BSB

And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

“lest”

Matthew 23:35–38 Isaiah 61:2 Zechariah 13:8 Zechariah 14:2 Matthew 22:7 Zechariah 11:6

Matthew 23:35–38 · BSB

And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Isaiah 61:2 · BSB

to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Zechariah 13:8 · BSB

And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

Zechariah 14:2 · BSB

For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be remove…

Matthew 22:7 · BSB

The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

Zechariah 11:6 · BSB

For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not delive…

“and smite”

Hebrews 10:26–31 Daniel 9:11 Deuteronomy 29:19–29 Isaiah 65:15 Isaiah 24:6 Isaiah 43:28

Hebrews 10:26–31 · BSB

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

Daniel 9:11 · BSB

All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.

Deuteronomy 29:19–29 · BSB

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land…

Isaiah 65:15 · BSB

You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

Isaiah 24:6 · BSB

Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.

Isaiah 43:28 · BSB

So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”

Also

Isaiah 11:4 Revelation 19:15

Isaiah 11:4 · BSB

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Revelation 19:15 · BSB

And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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