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Malachi 2:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Malachi 2:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Malachi chapter 2 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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?”
Malachi 2:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Malachi 2:17
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words—הוֹגַעְתֶּם (hoga'tem, wearied/exhausted) anthropomorphizes divine patience stretched to breaking. The metaphor depicts God as a parent exasperated by relentless childish defiance. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? The incredulous denial follows Malachi's pattern (1:2, 1:6, 1:7)—spiritual blindness preventing self-awareness of sin.When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them—this reveals Israel's theological confusion. Observing wicked prosper while the righteous suffer (a perennial problem, c...
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Cross-References for Malachi 2:17
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“nor have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened me with your sins. You have wearied me with your iniquities.”
“that in the last days mockers will come”
“and wickedness as with cart rope;”
“therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”
“that I will search Jerusalem with lamps”
“when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”
“For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.”
“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?”
“but have raged against me in all these things; therefore”