Malachi 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMalachi 2:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤ם
yâgaʻ
H3021
to toil
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔ם
dâbâr
H1697
word
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בַּמָּ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
הוֹגָ֑עְנוּ
yâgaʻ
H3021
to toil
בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֹ֨שֵׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רָ֜ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּבָהֶם֙
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חָפֵ֔ץ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
א֥וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
אַיֵּ֖ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 the sight of Yahweh, and he delights in them;' or 'Where is the God of justice?'
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have wearied Yahweh with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied?” In your saying, “All of the doers of evil good in the eyes of Yahweh, and he delights in them,” or, “Where the God of justice?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).