Malachi 4 · Verse 3

Malachi 4:3

And 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.
Malachi 4:3, King James Version

Malachi 4:3 in other translations

BSBThen you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
WEBYou shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says the LORD of Armies.
ASVAnd ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith Jehovah of hosts.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I prepare, saith Jehovah of hosts.
BBEAnd the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Malachi 4:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Solving the difficulty (Mal 3:15) that the wicked often now prosper. Their prosperity and the adversity of the godly shall soon be reversed. Yea, the righteous shall be the army attending Christ in His final destruction of the ungodly (2Sa 22:43; Psa 49:14; 47:3; Mi 7:10; Zec 10:5; 1Co 6:2; Re 2:26, 27; 19:14, 15). ashes--after having been burnt with the fire of judgment (Mal 4:1).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Ye shall tread down - This may be the commission given to the Romans: Tread down the wicked people, tread down the wicked place; set it on fire, and let the ashes be trodden down under your feet.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Malachi 4:1-3

Here is a reference to the first and to the second coming of Christ: God has fixed the day of both. Those who do wickedly, who do not fear God's anger, shall feel it. It is certainly to be applied to the day of judgment, when Christ shall be revealed in flaming fire; to execute judgment on the proud, and all that do wickedly. In both, Christ is a rejoicing Light to those who serve him faithfully. By the Sun of…

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Malachi 4:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַסּוֹתֶ֣םve.'a.so.Temand you will tread downH6072
רְשָׁעִ֔יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יִהְי֣וּyih.Yuthey will beH1961
אֵ֔פֶר'E.ferash[es]H665
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478
כַּפּ֣וֹתka.Pot[the] soles ofH3709
רַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.Khemfeet yourH7272
בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmon the dayH3117
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhenH834
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
עֹשֶׂ֔ה'o.Seh[will be] actingH6213
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָאֽוֹת\׃\ \פtze.va.'otof hostsH6635

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Malachi 4:3

  • Job 40:12

    Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Romans 16:20

    And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

  • Micah 7:10

    Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

  • Zechariah 10:5

    And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  • Malachi 3:17

    And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

  • Micah 5:8

    And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

  • Psalms 91:13

    Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

  • Joshua 10:24-25

    And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

  • Daniel 7:18

    But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

  • Isaiah 25:10

    For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Isaiah 26:6

    The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
tread down.
Ge 3:15; Jos 10:24,25; 2Sa 22:43; Job 40:12; Ps 91:13
Isa 25:10; 26:6; 63:3-6; Da 7:18,27; Mic 5:8; 7:10; Zec 10:5
Ro 16:20; Re 11:15; 14:20

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Context

  • Malachi 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.

  • Malachi 4:3

    And 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.

  • Malachi 4:4

    Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

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Malachi 4:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y hollaréis á los malos, los cuales serán ceniza bajo las plantas de vuestros pies, en el día que yo hago, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ihr werdet die Gesetzlosen zertreten, denn sie werden Asche sein unter euren Fußsohlen an dem Tage, den ich machen werde, spricht Jehova der Heerscharen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et calcabitis impios, cum fuerint cinis sub planta pedum vestrorum, in die qua ego facio, dicit Dominus exercituum.