Malachi 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 4:3 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And 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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 4:3 — KJV
“And 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.”
— Malachi 4:3 (KJV)
Malachi 4:3 in Context — About the Book of Malachi
Malachi closes the Old Testament with a courtroom dialogue — God answering a weary nation's accusations about love, honor, tithes, and justice. It contains Scripture's only invitation to test God: bring the whole tithe and watch heaven's floodgates open. Then four hundred years of silence until John the Baptist.
Cross-References for Malachi 4:3
“For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:3: tread, down, day
“In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:3: down, day, saith
“Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? a day...: or, to afflict his soul for a day?”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:3: down, ashes, under
“In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:3: under, day, saith
“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:3: down, wicked, saith
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