Malachi 2:17
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Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
In other translations
Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
Hebrew words
הוֹגַעְתֶּםhoga'temyou have weariedH3021יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּדִבְרֵיכֶםbedivreikhemwith words yourH1697וַאֲמַרְתֶּםva'amartemand you sayH559בַּמָּהbamah<in> how?H4100הוֹגָעְנוּhoga'enudid we weary [him]H3021בֶּאֱמָרְכֶםbe'emarekhemby saying youH559כָּל־kol-everyH3605עֹשֵׂה'oseh[one who] doesH6213רָעra'<of> evilH7451טוֹב׀tov[is] goodH2896בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וּבָהֶםuvahemand in themהוּאhu'heH1931חָפֵץchafetzhe delightsH2654אוֹ'oorH176אַיֵּה'aiyehwhere?H346אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[is] [the] God ofH430הַמִּשְׁפָּט׃hamishpat<the> justiceH4941
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Related verses
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- Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
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- Zephaniah 1:12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
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- Job 36:17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
- Isaiah 7:13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
- Amos 2:13Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain.
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