3 “Behold, ^(A)I send My messenger,
And he will ^(B)prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
^(C)Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, ^(D)He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

⁵ Behold, I will send you ^(A)Elijah the prophet
^(B)Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

⁶ And ^(A)he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and ^(B)strike the earth with ^(C)a curse.”