“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Malachi 4:5-6 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mal.4.5-6.NLT
“I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the LORD comes. He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children and children’s attitudes toward their parents. If not, I will come and reclaim My land by destroying you.”
GW
https://bible.com/bible/70/mal.4.5-6.GW
I, the LORD, promise to send the prophet Elijah before that great and terrible day comes. He will lead children and parents to love each other more, so that when I come, I won't bring destruction to the land.
CEV
https://bible.com/bible/392/mal.4.5-6.CEV
‘Look! I will send My prophet Elijah to you. He will come before that great day of the LORD arrives. That will be a day that makes people afraid. He will speak My message, so that fathers and their children return together to Me. Then I will not have to come and bring punishment on the land.’
EASY
https://bible.com/bible/2079/mal.4.5-6.EASY
“Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the LORD. Elijah will help the parents become close to their children, and he will help the children become close to their parents. This must happen, or I will come and completely destroy your country.”
ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/mal.4.5-6.ERV
“But I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible day of the LORD’s judging. Elijah will help fathers love their children. And he will help the children love their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and put a curse on the land.”
ICB
https://bible.com/bible/1359/mal.4.5-6.ICB
“But I will send you Elijah the prophet before that great and terrifying day of the LORD’s judging. Elijah will help parents love their children and children love their parents. Otherwise, I will come and put a curse on the land.”
NCV
https://bible.com/bible/105/mal.4.5-6.NCV
“But before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; otherwise I would have to come and destroy your country.”
GNT
https://bible.com/bible/68/mal.4.5-6.GNT
Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives. He will encourage fathers and their children to return to Me, so that I will not come and strike the earth with judgment.”
NET
https://bible.com/bible/107/mal.4.5-6.NET
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And 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.”
NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/mal.4.5-6.NKJV
“See, I am sending you Ěliyah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of יהוה. “And he shall 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 utter destruction.”
Mal’aḵi 4:5-6 TS2009
https://bible.com/bible/316/mal.4.5-6.TS2009
Note: Some Jewish Bibles have combined chapters, so verses are numbered differently.
Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of ADONAI. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers; otherwise I will come and strike the land with complete destruction.” [Look, I will send to you Eliyahu the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible Day of ADONAI.]
Mal'akhi 3:23-24 CJB
https://bible.com/bible/1275/mal.3.23-24.CJB
(3:23) Hinei, I will send you Eliyahu HaNavi before the coming of the great and dreadful Yom HASHEM; (3:24) And he shall turn the lev-avot to the banim, and the lev-banim to their avot, lest I come and strike the earth with cherem.
Malachi 4:5-6 TOJB2011
https://bible.com/bible/130/mal.4.5-6.TOJB2011
“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mal.4.5-6.NIV
“But also look ahead: I’m sending Elijah the prophet to clear the way for the Big Day of GOD—the decisive Judgment Day! He will convince parents to look after their children and children to look up to their parents. If they refuse, I’ll come and put the land under a curse.”
MSG
https://bible.com/bible/97/mal.4.5-6.MSG
“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance], so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse [of complete destruction].”
AMP
https://bible.com/bible/1588/mal.4.5-6.AMP
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes. [See Matthew 11:14; 17:10-13.] And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the [ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of] their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I come and smite the land with a curse and a ban of utter destruction. [See Luke 1:17.]
AMPC
https://bible.com/bible/8/mal.4.5-6.AMPC
