John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Malachi 4:6
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children ,.... Or "with" the children, as Kimchi; and Ben Melech observes, that על is put for עם , and so in the next clause: and the heart of the children to their fathers ; or "with" their fathers; that is, both fathers and children: the meaning is, that John the Baptist should be an instrument of converting many of the Jews, both fathers and children, and bringing them to the knowledge and faith of the true Messiah; and reconcile... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Malachi 4:4-6
This is doubtless intended for a solemn conclusion, not only of this prophecy, but of the canon of the Old Testament, and is a plain information that they were not to expect any more sayings nor writing by divine inspiration, any more of the dictates of the Spirit of prophecy, till the beginning of the gospel of the Messiah, which sets aside the Apocrypha as no part of holy writ, and which therefore the Jews never received. Now that prophecy ceases, and is about to be sealed up, there are two... read more