Malachi 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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. ”

Malachi 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Malachi 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Malachi 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.””

Malachi 4:6 — World English Bible

Malachi 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Malachi 4:6 — American Standard Version

Malachi 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!”

Malachi 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Malachi 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Malachi 4:6 — Darby Translation

Malachi 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he shall turne 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 cursing. ”

Malachi 4:6 — Geneva Bible

Malachi 4:6 in Context — Malachi 4

4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

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.

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What Does Malachi 4:6 Mean?

Malachi 4:6 is a verse from the Book of Malachi, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Malachi chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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