Malachi 2:17

Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data

"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?"

Word-by-Word Analysis

Ye have

לָאָה

lâʼâh

H3811

to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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with your

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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עוֹד

ʻôwd

H5750

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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ye

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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אֲשֶׁר

ʼăsher

H834

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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have we

לָאָה

lâʼâh

H3811

to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted

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him When ye

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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Every

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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that

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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is

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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in the

עַיִן

ʻayin

H5869

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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of the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and he

חָפֵץ

châphêts

H2654

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

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in them or Where is the

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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Key Terms in This Verse

wearied H3811

לָאָה lâʼâh

to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted

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wearied H3811

לָאָה lâʼâh

to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted

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delighteth H2654

חָפֵץ châphêts

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

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doeth H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Wherein H834

אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...

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sight H5869

עַיִן ʻayin

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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words H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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evil H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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Yet H5750

עוֹד ʻôwd

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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Cross References

Isaiah 43:24 cross-reference

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.

Ecclesiastes 8:11 cross-reference

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.

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Ezekiel 16:43 cross-reference

Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt no...

Isaiah 7:13 cross-reference

And 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?

Amos 2:13 cross-reference

Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

Job 36:17 cross-reference

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Jeremiah 15:6 cross-reference

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.

Isaiah 1:14 cross-reference

Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

Isaiah 30:18 cross-reference

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...

Ezekiel 8:12 cross-reference

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath f...

1 Samuel 2:3 cross-reference

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Job 34:17 cross-reference

Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

Deuteronomy 32:4 cross-reference

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Malachi 2:14 cross-reference

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Malachi 3:8 cross-reference

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Job 34:36 cross-reference

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Ezekiel 9:9 cross-reference

Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth...

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