3:6 “Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, 1 you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.
1 tn Heb “do not change.” This refers to God’s ongoing commitment to his covenant promises to Israel.
2 sn I will send you Elijah the prophet. In light of the ascension of Elijah to heaven without dying (2 Kgs 2:11), Judaism has always awaited his return as an aspect of the messianic age (see, e.g., John 1:19-28). Jesus identified John the Baptist as Elijah, because he came in the “spirit and power” of his prototype Elijah (Matt 11:14; 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36).