Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Malachi 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Malachi 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 1:4
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. Edom's defiant response to judgment reveals proud self-sufficiency. We are impoverished (רֻשַּׁשְׁנוּ, rushashnu) acknowledges their devastation, but we will return and build (וְנָשׁוּב וְנִבְנֶה, venashuv venivneh) expresses determination to rebuild through human effort alone—no repentance, no acknowledgment of divine judgment, just stubborn self-reliance.God's response is absolute: They shall build, but I will throw down (הֵמָּה יִב...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Malachi 1:4
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“says the Lord Yahweh.”
“and your cities shall not be inhabited; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”
“and the children of Ammon will obey them.”
“they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city”
“Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
“it will come down on Edom”
“says Yahweh; and [your] children shall come again to their own border.”
“including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria”
“and it comes to pass”
“daughter of Edom”