“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’Malachi 3:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
חָזְק֥וּ עָלַ֛י דִּבְרֵיכֶ֖ם אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם מַה־נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃
- חָזְק֥וּcha.ze.Ku“they have been strong”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
- עָלַ֛י'a.Lai“on me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- דִּבְרֵיכֶ֖םdiv.rei.Khem“words your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.Tem“and you say”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- נִּדְבַּ֖רְנוּnid.Bar.nu“have we spoken together”Verb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- עָלֶֽיךָ׃'a.Lei.kha“on you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)