3 “See, I am going to send My messenger,^(A) and he will clear the way before Me.^(B) Then the Lord you seek^(C) will suddenly come to His temple,^(D) the Messenger of the covenant you desire—see, He is coming,” says the Lord of Hosts.

⁵ Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet^(A) before the great and awesome Day of the Lord comes.^{(B) 6 [a]}And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.^(C) Otherwise, I will come and strike the land^[b] with a curse.”