Malachi 1:4
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”Malachi 1:4
What Does Malachi 1:4 Mean?
Malachi 1:4 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 1, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 1:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 9:10“The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.”Ezekiel 25:14“And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.”Amos 1:11“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:”Ezekiel 35:9“I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Malachi 3:18“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”Job 12:14“Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.”Isaiah 34:5“For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.”Ezekiel 26:14“And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.”Obadiah 1:3“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”Psalms 127:1“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”Isaiah 9:9“And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,”Isaiah 10:15“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.”Isaiah 11:14“But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.”Isaiah 63:1“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”Jeremiah 31:17“And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.”Lamentations 3:37“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”Lamentations 4:21“Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.”Ezekiel 11:10“Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Hosea 2:9“Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.”
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