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Malachi 4:6

He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children,a and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strikeb the land with total destruction.”c

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Malachi 4:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

Malachi 4:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Malachi 4:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

Malachi 4:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And he will turn

The hearts of the fathers to the children,

And the hearts of the children to their fathers,

Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

Malachi 4:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

Elijah will help parents love their children and children love their parents. Otherwise, I will come and put a curse on the land.”

Malachi 4:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Malachi 4:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Malachi 4:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children and children’s attitudes toward their parents. If not, I will come and reclaim my land by destroying you.” 

Malachi 4:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Malachi 4:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse.

Malachi 4:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he will bring back the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the hearts of the sons to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with a ban.”

Malachi 4:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Elijah will teach parents how to love their children. He will also teach children how to honor their parents. If that does not happen, I will come. And I will put a curse on the land.”

Malachi 4:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.”


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