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Malachi 4:1

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
Malachi 4:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ בָּ֔א בֹּעֵ֖ר כַּתַּנּ֑וּר וְהָי֨וּ כָל־זֵדִ֜ים וְכָל־עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ וְלִהַ֨ט אֹתָ֜ם הַיּ֣וֹם הַבָּ֗א אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־יַעֲזֹ֥ב לָהֶ֖ם שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ וְעָנָֽף׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  3. הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOm“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  4. בָּ֔אBa'“[is] coming”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  5. בֹּעֵ֖רbo.'Er“burning”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּעַר · “burn” · Strong's H1197A
  6. כַּתַּנּ֑וּרka.ta.Nur“like <the> furnace”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תַּנּוּר · “oven” · Strong's H8574H
  7. וְהָי֨וּve.ha.Yu“and they will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. זֵדִ֜יםze.Dim“arrogant [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from זֵד · “arrogant” · Strong's H2086
  10. וְכָל־ve.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. עֹשֵׂ֤ה'o.Seh“[one who] does”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׂה · “[do](ACTION)” · Strong's H6213J
  12. רִשְׁעָה֙rish.'Ah“<of> wickedness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רִשְׁעָה · “wickedness” · Strong's H7564
  13. קַ֔שׁKash“stubble”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַשׁ · “stubble” · Strong's H7179
  14. וְלִהַ֨טve.li.Hat“and it will set ablaze”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָהַט · “to kindle” · Strong's H3857
  15. אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הַיּ֣וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  17. הַבָּ֗אha.Ba'“<the> coming”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  18. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  19. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  20. צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  21. אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  23. יַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.Zo“it will leave”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  24. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  25. שֹׁ֥רֶשׁSho.resh“root”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ · “root” · Strong's H8328
  26. וְעָנָֽף׃ve.'a.Naf“and branch”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָף · “branch” · Strong's H6057
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)