Malachi 2:17
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?
Malachi 2:17 in other translations
| 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?” |
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| 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? |
| YLT | Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: ‘In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: ‘Every evil-doer is good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, ‘Where is the God of judgment?' |
| 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? |
| BBE | You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge? |
| Webster | Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, In what 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? |
What does Malachi 2:17 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Malachi 2:10-17
Corrupt practices are the fruit of corrupt principles; and he who is false to his God, will not be true to his fellow mortals. In contempt of the marriage covenant, which God instituted, the Jews put away the wives they had of their own nation, probably to make room for strange wives. They made their lives bitter to them; yet, in the sight of others, they pretend to be tender of them. Consider she is thy wife; thy…
Malachi 2:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Malachi 2:17
- Isaiah 43:24
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
- 2 Peter 3:3-4
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- Zephaniah 1:12
And 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.
- Isaiah 30:18
And 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.
- Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because 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.
- Isaiah 5:18-20
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- Psalms 95:9-10
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
- Matthew 11:18-19
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
- Malachi 1:6-7
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.
- Job 34:17
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
- Jeremiah 15:6
Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.
- Job 36:17
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 95:9,10; Isa 1:14; 7:13; 43:24; Jer 15:6; Eze 16:43; Am 2:13
Wherein.
14; 1:6,7; 3:8
Every.
3:13-15; Job 34:5-9,17,36; 36:17; Ps 73:3-15; Mt 11:18,19
Where.
De 32:4; 1Sa 2:3; Ps 10:11-13; Ec 8:11; Isa 5:18,19; 30:18; Eze 8:12
Eze 9:9; Zep 1:12; 2Pe 3:3,4
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Context
- Malachi 2:16
For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
- Malachi 2:17
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?
Malachi 2:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Habéis hecho cansar á Jehová con vuestras palabras. Y diréis: ¿En qué le hemos cansado? Cuando decís: Cualquiera que mal hace agrada á Jehová, y en los tales toma contentamiento: de otra manera, ¿dónde está el Dios de juicio? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Vous fatiguez l’ Éternel par vos paroles, et vous dites: En quoi l’avons-nous fatigué? – En ce que vous dites: Quiconque fait le mal est bon aux yeux de l’ Éternel, et c’est en eux qu’il prend plaisir – ou bien: Où est le Dieu de jugement? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr habt Jehova mit euren Worten ermüdet; und ihr sprechet: Womit haben wir ihn ermüdet? Damit, daß ihr saget: Jeder Übeltäter ist gut in den Augen Jehovas, und an ihnen hat er Gefallen; oder wo ist der Gott des Gerichts? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Laborare fecistis Dominum in sermonibus vestris, et dixistis: In quo eum fecimus laborare? In eo quod dicitis: Omnis qui facit malum bonus est in conspectu Domini, et tales ei placent: aut certe ubi est Deus judicii? |