Bible for Soul
Book 39 of 66 · Minor Prophets

MalachiChapter 4 · the law and the day of the Lord

6 verses1 sections2 min readProphetic visionComplete KJV text

Malachi 4 contains 6 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include the law, the day of the Lord, and justice and righteousness.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Malachi 4?

The chapter opens, “For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up,…” It closes in verse 6, “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.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
the lawthe day of the Lordjustice and righteousness
Passage
Malachi 4:1–6
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 183 words
Section-by-section outline

Malachi 4 outline

Read the full chapter
  1. Verses 1–6

    The Law · The Day of the Lord

    For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of…

King James Version · complete chapter

Malachi 4 KJV

1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. 4Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6And 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.