| International Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1 "The coming day is certainly going to burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and all who practice evil will be stubble—the coming day will set them on fire," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. | 1"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the LORD who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch. |
| 2But the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in its light for those who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves released from their stalls | 2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall. |
| 3and trample down the wicked. Indeed, they will become ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I do this," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. | 3You will trample on the wicked, for they will be like ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing," says the LORD who rules over all. |
| 4"Remember the Law of Moses my servant that I gave him at Horeb for all Israel—both the decrees and laws. | 4"Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey. |
| 5"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes, | 5Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives. |
| 6and he will turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I'll come, strike the land, and utterly destroy it." | 6He will encourage fathers and their children to return to me, so that I will not come and strike the earth with judgment." |
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