Malachi 4:1

“For look, the day is coming, burning like the oven; and all the insolent and all who do wickedness will be stubble; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze, says YHWH Tsevaot, so that it will not leave them root or branch.”

Malachi 4:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 4:1, word by word

the dayיּוֹםyom

day of YHWH

"The day of YHWH", when he comes to judge.

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is comingבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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burningבֹּעֵרboer

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

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like the ovenתַּנּוּרtanur

firepot, oven

Small clay oven, like a brazier.

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the insolentזֵדִיםzedim

arrogant, insolent

Arrogant, insolent: one who acts with pride, knowingly and without fear.

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who doעֹשֵׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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wickednessרִשְׁעָהrisha

wickedness

Wickedness: unjust and evil conduct.

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will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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stubbleקַשׁkash

stubble

Stubble: the dry remains left in the field after the harvest.

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will set them ablazeלִהַטlihat

set ablaze

Set ablaze, set on fire.

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saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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leaveיַעֲזֹבyaazov

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

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rootשֹׁרֶשׁshoresh

shoot

What gives rise to something; a shoot from a stock, like a descendant of Jesse.

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or branchעָנָףanaf

branch

Branch.

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Translation note

In Hebrew, Malachi 4:1-6 is 3:19-24.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness will rise, with healing in its wings; and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

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