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Malachi 2:17

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?”

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ASV

Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?

KJV

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤םho.ga'.Temyou have weariedH3021 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔םbe.div.rei.Khemwith words yourH1697 →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.Temand you sayH559 →
בַּמָּ֣הba.Mah<in> how?H4100 →
הוֹגָ֑עְנוּho.Ga.'e.nudid we weary [him]H3021 →
בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.Khemby saying youH559 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
עֹ֨שֵׂה'O.seh[one who] doesH6213 →
רָ֜עra'<of> evilH7451 →
ט֣וֹב׀Tov[is] goodH2896 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבָהֶם֙u.va.Hemand in them
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931 →
חָפֵ֔ץcha.Fetzhe delightsH2654 →
א֥וֹ'oorH176 →
אַיֵּ֖ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[is] [the] God ofH430 →
הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.Pat<the> justiceH4941 →

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Isaiah 5:20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.2 Peter 3:4“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”Malachi 3:13“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’Isaiah 43:24You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.Psalms 5:4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”2 Peter 3:3–4Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.Zephaniah 1:12And 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.’Isaiah 5:18–20Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.Isaiah 30:18Therefore 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.Job 22:3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.Matthew 25:44And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”Job 36:17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

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