Malachi 4:6

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And he shall

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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the

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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of the

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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to the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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and the

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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of the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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to their

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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בִּלְתִּי

biltîy

H1115

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because no...

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I

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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and

נָכָה

nâkâh

H5221

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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with a

אָרַר

ʼârar

H779

to execrate

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Key Terms in This Verse

curse H779

אָרַר ʼârar

to execrate

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smite H5221

נָכָה nâkâh

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

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lest H1115

בִּלְתִּי biltîy

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.

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turn H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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fathers H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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fathers H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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heart H3820

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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heart H3820

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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earth H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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children H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Cross References

Isaiah 11:4 cross-reference

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay...

Daniel 9:11 cross-reference

Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of...

Isaiah 65:15 cross-reference

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

Revelation 19:15 cross-reference

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God...

Luke 1:76 cross-reference

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Isaiah 61:2 cross-reference

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Matthew 22:7 cross-reference

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Isaiah 43:28 cross-reference

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

Zechariah 14:12 cross-reference

And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall cons...

Zechariah 13:8 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.

Isaiah 24:6 cross-reference

Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Zechariah 14:2 cross-reference

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the resid...

Revelation 22:3 cross-reference

And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

Zechariah 5:3 cross-reference

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth sha...

Zechariah 11:6 cross-reference

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, ...

Mark 11:21 cross-reference

And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Hebrews 6:8 cross-reference

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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