Malachi 4:5: Difference between revisions

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=The Great and Dreadful Day=
=The Great and Dreadful Day=


Malachi 4:5 says that Elijah will come before:
In the KJV, Malachi 4:5 says that Elijah will come "''before the coming of '''the great and dreadful day''' of the LORD.''<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Mal 4:5.</ref>


*''...Before the coming of '''the great and dreadful day''' of the LORD:'' (KJV)<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Mal 4:5.</ref>
But let's look at another word for word translation of the Bible, the ESV. Here we read Malachi 4:5 to say that Elijah will come "''before '''the great and awesome day''' of the LORD comes."''<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Mal 4:5.</ref>
*''...before that '''great and dreadful day''' of the LORD comes.'' (NIV)<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Mal 4:5.</ref>
*''...before '''the great and awesome day''' of the LORD comes.'' (ESV)<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Mal 4:5.</ref>


The Hebrew word translated as "dreadful" in the KJV includes the meanings "to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe; or, to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe.”
The Hebrew word translated as "dreadful" in the KJV includes the meanings "to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe; or, to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe.”