1 F or, lo, the day hath come, burning as a furnace, And all the proud, and every wicked doer, have been stubble, And burnt them hath the day that came, Said Jehovah of Hosts, That there is not left to them root or branch,

“See, the day is coming. It is burning like a hot fire. And all those who are proud and those who do wrong will be like dry grass. The day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord of All. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.

2 A nd risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.

But for you who fear My name, the sun of what is right and good will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and dance like calves from the cattle-house.

3 A nd ye have trodden down the wicked, For they are ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day that I am appointing, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

You will crush the sinful under foot. They will be ashes under your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the Lord of All.

4 R emember ye the law of Moses My servant, That I did command him in Horeb, For all Israel -- statutes and judgments.

“Remember the Law of My servant Moses. Remember all the Laws I gave him in Horeb for all Israel.

5 L o, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

See, I will send you Elijah the man of God before the day of the Lord comes, that great day that will be full of much trouble.

6 A nd 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!

And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Or else I will come and destroy the land with a curse.”