Malachi 4:3

Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Malachi 4:3
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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)

וְעַסּוֹתֶ֣ם רְשָׁעִ֔ים כִּֽי־יִהְי֣וּ אֵ֔פֶר תַּ֖חַת כַּפּ֣וֹת רַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם בַּיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִ֣י עֹשֶׂ֔ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פ

  1. וְעַסּוֹתֶ֣םve.'a.so.Tem“and you will tread down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָסַס · “to press” · Strong's H6072
  2. רְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'Im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  3. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. יִהְי֣וּyih.Yu“they will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. אֵ֔פֶר'E.fer“ash[es]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵ֫פֶר · “ashes” · Strong's H0665
  6. תַּ֖חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  7. כַּפּ֣וֹתka.Pot“[the] soles of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from כַּף · “sole” · Strong's H3709H
  8. רַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.Khem“feet your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  9. בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOm“on the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“when”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  12. עֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.Seh“[will be] acting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  13. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. צְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)