17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, ^oin the day when I make up ^pmy treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall ^qsee the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

The Great Day of the Lord

1 “For behold, ^rthe day is coming, ^sburning like an oven, when ^tall the arrogant and ^tall evildoers ^uwill be stubble. The day that is coming ^ushall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you ^vwho fear my name, ^wthe sun ^xof righteousness shall rise ^ywith healing in its wings. You shall go out ^zleaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, ^aon the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.

4 ^b“Remember ^cthe law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules¹ that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.