Malachi 2:17
15 Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
16 “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
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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- BSB
- 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?”
- 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?
- WEB
- You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in the LORD’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’
- 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?
- DARBY
- Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, and 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 judgment?
- BLB
- You⁺ have wearied YHWH with your⁺ words. And you⁺ say, “In what way have we wearied [Him]?” By your⁺ saying, “Everyone doing evil [is] good in the eyes of YHWH, and in them He delights,” or, “Where [is] the God of justice?”
- ÅB
- Dere har trettet Herren med deres ord, og dere sier: Hvordan har vi trettet ham? Ved å si: Hver den som gjør ondt, er god i Herrens øyne, og i sådanne har han velbehag, eller: Hvor er Gud, han som dømmer?
[^1]: MLK 1, 6 fg.
[^2]: 2MO 29, 14.
[^3]: d.e. når dere skal dømme etter loven.
[^4]: nemlig: av deres forskutte hustruer.
[^5]: * MLK 1, 10.
[^6]: Abraham; 1MO 16, 4 fg. JES 51, 2. ESK 33, 24.
[^7]: * 1MO 15, 4 fg. 16, 2. - OTB
- Dere har trettet Herren med deres ord. Likevel sier dere, «Hvordan har vi trettet ham?» Ved å si, «Alle som gjør ondt er gode i Herrens øyne, og han er fornøyd med dem,» eller, «Hvor er rettferdighetens Gud?»
- B1930
- I har trettet Herren med eders ord, og I sier: Hvorledes har vi trettet ham? Ved å si: Hver den som gjør ondt, er god i Herrens øine, og i sådanne har han velbehag, eller: Hvor er Gud, han som dømmer?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 43:24
You 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.
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Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
Read in contextZephaniah 1:12
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.’
Read in contextIsaiah 30:18
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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:18–20
Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
Read in contextPsalms 95:9–10
where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
Read in contextMatthew 11:18–19
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
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