Malachi 3:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?”

Malachi 3:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Malachi 3:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Malachi 3:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Your words have been harsh against me,” says Yahweh. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against you?’”

Malachi 3:13 — World English Bible

Malachi 3:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee? ”

Malachi 3:13 — American Standard Version

Malachi 3:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: `What have we spoken against Thee?'”

Malachi 3:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Malachi 3:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah; but ye say, What have we been speaking against thee? ”

Malachi 3:13 — Darby Translation

Malachi 3:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Your wordes haue bene stout against me, sayeth the Lord: yet ye say, What haue we spoken against thee?”

Malachi 3:13 — Geneva Bible

Malachi 3:13 in Context — Malachi 3

11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?

15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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What Does Malachi 3:13 Mean?

Malachi 3:13 is a verse from the Book of Malachi, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Malachi chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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