ESV Reformation Study Bible – Mal 4:1
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Mal 4:1

4:1 shall set them ablaze. Two images of fire are used in Malachi to describe the Lord: a refining fire (3:2) and a destroying fire (4:1).

root nor branch. The wicked are compared to a tree (Amos 2:9) that will be consumed down to the roots, totally destroyed.