Malachi 2:17 — Bible Verse (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? ”
Malachi 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Malachi 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Malachi 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’”
Malachi 2:17 — World English Bible
Malachi 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Malachi 2:17 — American Standard Version
Malachi 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: `In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: `Every evil-doer <FI>is<Fi> good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, `Where <FI>is<Fi> the God of judgment?'”
Malachi 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Malachi 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 theGod of judgment? ”
Malachi 2:17 — Darby Translation
Malachi 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yee haue wearied the Lord with your woordes: yet yee say, Wherein haue we wearied him? When ye say, Euery one that doeth euill, is good in the sight of the Lord, and he deliteth in them. Or where is the God of iudgement? ”
Malachi 2:17 — Geneva Bible
Malachi 2:17 in Context — Malachi 2
15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
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.
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?
What Does Malachi 2:17 Mean?
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