Malachi 4:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Malachi 4:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Malachi 4:6 is a verse from the book of Malachi in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Malachi 4:6 — 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 (KJV)
Malachi 4:6 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 4:6
“Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. with: Heb. upon”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:6: children, lest, come
“Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:6: turn, heart, children
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:6: turn, heart, fathers
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:6: turn, come, earth
“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet...: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination”
Shares key themes with Malachi 4:6: heart, smite, curse
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