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Malachi 4:1–2

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FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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From verse 1

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:8Rank 1 from verse 1
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    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  2. 2 Peter 3:7Rank 2 from verse 1
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    7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

  3. Malachi 3:2Rank 3 from verse 1
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    2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

  4. Isaiah 47:14Rank 4 from verse 1
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    14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

  5. Isaiah 5:24Rank 5 from verse 1
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    24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

  6. Obadiah 1:18Rank 6 from verse 1
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    18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the Lord hath spoken it.

  7. Malachi 3:15Rank 7 from verse 1
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    15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

  8. Isaiah 2:12–17Rank 8 from verse 1
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    12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

    13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

    14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

    15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

    16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

    17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  9. Job 18:16Rank 9 from verse 1
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    16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

  10. Joel 2:1Rank 10 from verse 1
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    1BLOW ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

  11. Zephaniah 1:18Rank 11 from verse 1
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    18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

  12. Exodus 15:7Rank 12 from verse 1
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    7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.

  13. Luke 21:20Rank 13 from verse 1
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    20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

  14. Malachi 3:18Rank 14 from verse 1
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    18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  15. Malachi 4:5Rank 15 from verse 1
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    5¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

  16. Matthew 3:12Rank 16 from verse 1
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    12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

  17. Nahum 1:10Rank 17 from verse 1
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    10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.

  18. Nahum 1:5–6Rank 18 from verse 1
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    5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

    6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

  19. Zechariah 14:1Rank 19 from verse 1
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    1BEHOLD, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

  20. Zephaniah 1:14Rank 20 from verse 1
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    14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

  21. Joel 2:31Rank 21 from verse 1
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    31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.

  22. Luke 19:43Rank 22 from verse 1
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    43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

  23. Psalms 119:119Rank 23 from verse 1
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    119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

  24. Amos 2:9Rank 24 from verse 1
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    9¶ Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

  25. Ezekiel 7:10Rank 25 from verse 1
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    10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

  26. Isaiah 40:24Rank 26 from verse 1
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    24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

  27. Isaiah 41:2Rank 27 from verse 1
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    2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

  28. Psalms 21:9–10Rank 28 from verse 1
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    9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

    10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

From verse 2

  1. Jeremiah 33:6Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

  2. Psalms 84:11Rank 2 from verse 2
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  3. Isaiah 30:26Rank 3 from verse 2
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    26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

  4. Luke 1:78Rank 4 from verse 2
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

  5. John 8:12Rank 5 from verse 2
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  6. Isaiah 53:5Rank 6 from verse 2
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    5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

  7. Revelation 22:16Rank 7 from verse 2
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  8. 2 Samuel 23:4Rank 8 from verse 2
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    4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  9. Malachi 3:16Rank 9 from verse 2
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    16¶ Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

  10. John 1:4Rank 10 from verse 2
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  11. 2 Peter 1:19Rank 11 from verse 2
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    19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

  12. Psalms 147:3Rank 12 from verse 2
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    3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  13. Revelation 22:2Rank 13 from verse 2
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    2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

  14. Revelation 2:28Rank 14 from verse 2
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    28And I will give him the morning star.

  15. Ruth 2:12Rank 15 from verse 2
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    12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

  16. Psalms 103:3Rank 16 from verse 2
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    3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

  17. Matthew 4:15–16Rank 17 from verse 2
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    15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  18. Acts 13:47Rank 18 from verse 2
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    47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

  19. Acts 26:18Rank 19 from verse 2
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  20. Ezekiel 47:12Rank 20 from verse 2
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    12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

  21. Isaiah 55:12–13Rank 21 from verse 2
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    12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

    13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  22. John 12:35–36Rank 22 from verse 2
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    35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

    36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

  23. John 9:4Rank 23 from verse 2
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    4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

  24. Psalms 92:12–14Rank 24 from verse 2
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    12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

    13Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

    14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

  25. Hosea 6:1Rank 25 from verse 2
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    1COME, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  26. Hosea 6:3Rank 26 from verse 2
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  27. Isaiah 35:6Rank 27 from verse 2
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    6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

  28. Isaiah 50:10Rank 28 from verse 2
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    10¶ Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

  29. Isaiah 9:2Rank 29 from verse 2
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  30. Luke 2:32Rank 30 from verse 2
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  31. Matthew 11:5Rank 31 from verse 2
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    5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

  32. Proverbs 4:18Rank 32 from verse 2
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  33. Psalms 67:1Rank 33 from verse 2
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    1GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

  34. Psalms 85:9Rank 34 from verse 2
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    9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

  35. 1 John 2:8Rank 35 from verse 2
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    8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

  36. 2 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 36 from verse 2
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    3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

  37. Ephesians 5:8–14Rank 37 from verse 2
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

    10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

    12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

    13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  38. Hosea 14:4–7Rank 38 from verse 2
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    4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

    5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

    6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

    7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

  39. Isaiah 60:1–3Rank 39 from verse 2
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  40. Isaiah 66:1–2Rank 40 from verse 2
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    1THUS saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

    2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

  41. John 1:14Rank 41 from verse 2
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  42. John 1:8Rank 42 from verse 2
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    8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

  43. Luke 1:50Rank 43 from verse 2
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    50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

  44. Matthew 23:37Rank 44 from verse 2
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    37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  45. Revelation 11:18Rank 45 from verse 2
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    18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  46. Isaiah 49:6Rank 46 from verse 2
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    6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

  47. Isaiah 57:18–19Rank 47 from verse 2
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    18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

    19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

  48. Jeremiah 17:14Rank 48 from verse 2
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    14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

  49. 2 Peter 3:18Rank 49 from verse 2
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  50. Isaiah 49:9–10Rank 50 from verse 2
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    9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

    10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  51. John 12:40Rank 51 from verse 2
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    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  52. Isaiah 60:19–20Rank 52 from verse 2
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    19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

    20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  53. John 15:2–5Rank 53 from verse 2
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    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

    3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

    4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

  54. Acts 13:26Rank 54 from verse 2
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    26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

  55. Jeremiah 31:9–14Rank 55 from verse 2
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    9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

    10¶ Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

    11For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

    12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

    13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

    14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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Malachi 4:1

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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burn

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Sense 1: To consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

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oven

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Sense 1: An enclosed heated chamber or furnace used chiefly for baking. Sense 2: Used in comparisons for consuming heat.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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COMBINED MEANING

stubble

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The dry stalks left after grain is cut or threshed, easily driven or burned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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leave

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1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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root

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Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

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branch

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1. A shoot or limb growing from a plant. 2. Figuratively, that which springs from a root, family, nation, or other source.

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DEFINED WORDS

Malachi 4:2

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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wings

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Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

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COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

stall

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A place or division of a stable where cattle or other animals are kept and fed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

4:1FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

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4:2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

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4:3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

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