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Malachi 2:9

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

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ASV

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.

KJV

Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְגַם־ve.gam-and alsoH1571 →
אֲנִ֞י'a.NiIH589 →
נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiI have madeH5414 →
אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
נִבְזִ֥יםniv.ZimdespisedH959 →
וּשְׁפָלִ֖יםu.she.fa.Limand lowlyH8217 →
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
כְּפִ֗יke.Fiaccording to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834 →
אֵֽינְכֶם֙'ei.ne.Khemnot youH369 →
שֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.Rim[are] keepingH8104 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דְּרָכַ֔יde.ra.Khaiways myH1870 →
וְנֹשְׂאִ֥יםve.no.se.'Imand [you are] lifting upH5375 →
פָּנִ֖יםpa.NimfacesH6440 →
בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ פba.to.Rahin <the> instructionH8451 →

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Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.Nahum 3:6I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Luke 11:42Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.Hosea 4:7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.1 Kings 22:28But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.Matthew 5:43–44You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’Mark 7:8–14You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”Ezekiel 13:21I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.Galatians 2:6But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.Micah 3:6–7Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.Matthew 5:33–37Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’Matthew 19:17–18“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”Ezekiel 13:12–16Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’James 2:4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

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Ezra Reads the Law to the People — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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