Malachi 3:1
1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Behold,. will send, &c.. Behold Me sending, &c. Quoted in Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2.Luke 1:76; Luke 7:27. Not to that then present generation, but to the "generation" of our Lord's day. See note on Matthew 11:18. This is the answer to the question "Where? "in Malachi 2:17.
My messenger. John the Baptist (Matthew 3:3; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 3:10; Mark 1:2; . Not the same word as in John 9:7.
can work. is able to work (two verbs).