Malachi 3:17-4:6

New International Version

¹⁷ “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my^(A) treasured possession.^(B) I will spare^(C) them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son^(D) who serves him. ¹⁸ And you will again see the distinction between the righteous^(E) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.^(F)

Judgment and Covenant Renewal

4 ^[a]“Surely the day is coming;^(G) it will burn like a furnace.^(H) All the arrogant^(I) and every evildoer will be stubble,^(J) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,^(K)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch^(L) will be left to them. ² But for you who revere my name,^(M) the sun of righteousness^(N) will rise with healing^(O) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic^(P) like well-fed calves. ³ Then you will trample^(Q) on the wicked; they will be ashes^(R) under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.

⁴ “Remember the law^(S) of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb^(T) for all Israel.^(U)

⁵ “See, I will send the prophet Elijah^(V) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.^{(W) 6} He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children,^(X) and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike^(Y) the land with total destruction.”^(Z)