Malachi

Malachi 2:17

¹⁷You 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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have wearied	הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤ם	hō·w·ḡa‘·tem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
with your words	בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔ם	bə·ḏiḇ·rê·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
yet you ask	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
How	בַּמָּ֣ה	bam·māh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we wearied Him	הוֹגָ֑עְנוּ	hō·w·ḡā·‘ə·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
By saying	בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם	be·’ĕ·mā·rə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who do	עֹ֨שֵׂה	‘ō·śêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
evil	רָ֜ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
good	ט֣וֹב׀	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֣י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and in them	וּבָהֶם֙	ū·ḇā·hem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
delights	חָפֵ֔ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
Where	אַיֵּ֖ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of justice	הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃	ham·miš·pāṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 43:24 · 2 Peter 3:3–4 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Isaiah 5:18–20 · Ecclesiastes 8:11 · Isaiah 30:18 · Psalm 95:9–10 · 1 Samuel 2:3 · Jeremiah 15:6 · Job 34:17 · Ezekiel 16:43 · Isaiah 1:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.