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Malachi 2:17

You 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?”
Malachi 2:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤ם יְהוָה֙ בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔ם וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמָּ֣ה הוֹגָ֑עְנוּ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗ם כָּל־עֹ֨שֵׂה רָ֜ע ט֣וֹב׀ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וּבָהֶם֙ ה֣וּא חָפֵ֔ץ א֥וֹ אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

  1. הוֹגַעְתֶּ֤םho.ga'.Tem“you have wearied”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָגֵעַ · “be weary|toil” · Strong's H3021
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. בְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֔םbe.div.rei.Khem“with words your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  4. וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םva.'a.mar.Tem“and you say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. בַּמָּ֣הba.Mah“<in> how?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  6. הוֹגָ֑עְנוּho.Ga.'e.nu“did we weary [him]”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from יָגֵעַ · “be weary|toil” · Strong's H3021
  7. בֶּאֱמָרְכֶ֗םbe.'e.ma.re.Khem“by saying you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. עֹ֨שֵׂה'O.seh“[one who] does”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  10. רָ֜עra'“<of> evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  11. ט֣וֹב׀Tov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  12. בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  13. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. וּבָהֶם֙u.va.Hem“and in them”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  15. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  16. חָפֵ֔ץcha.Fetz“he delights”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  17. א֥וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  18. אַיֵּ֖ה'ai.Yeh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
  19. אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei“[is] [the] God of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  20. הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ha.mish.Pat“<the> justice”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)