Malachi 2:17

New International Reader's Version

You have worn out the Lord by what you keep saying. “How have we worn him out?” you ask. You have done it by saying, “All those who do evil things are good in the Lord’s sight. And he is pleased with them.” Or you ask, “Is God really fair?”

Cross References

Job 34:17

Can someone who hates to be fair govern? Will you bring charges against the holy and mighty God?

Job 34:36

I wish Job would be given the hardest test possible! He answered like someone who is evil.

Job 36:17

But now you are loaded down with the punishment sinners will receive. You have been judged fairly.

Job 9:24

Suppose a nation falls into the power of sinful people. Then God makes its judges blind to the truth. If he isn’t the one doing it, who is?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Sometimes the sentence for a crime isn’t carried out quickly. So people make plans to commit even more crimes.

Isaiah 1:14

Your New Moon feasts and your other appointed feasts I hate with my whole being. They have become a heavy load to me. I am tired of carrying it.

Isaiah 29:15

How terrible it will be for people who try hard to hide their plans from the Lord! They do their work in darkness. They think, “Who sees us? Who will know?”

Isaiah 30:18

But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!

Isaiah 43:22

“Family of Jacob, you have not prayed to me as you should. People of Israel, you have not worn yourselves out for me.

Isaiah 43:24

But you have not bought any sweet-smelling cane for me. You have not given me the fattest parts of your animal sacrifices. Instead, you have loaded me down with your sins. You have made me tired with the wrong things you have done.

Isaiah 7:13

Then Isaiah said, “Listen, you members of the royal family of David! Isn’t it enough for you to test the patience of human beings? Are you also going to test the patience of my God?

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, when I bring a matter to you, you always do what is right. But now I would like to speak with you about whether you are being fair. Why are sinful people successful? Why do those who can’t be trusted have an easy life?

Jeremiah 15:6

You have said no to me,” announces the Lord. “You keep on turning away from me. So I will reach out and destroy you. I am tired of showing you pity.

Jeremiah 17:15

They keep saying to me, “What has happened to the message the Lord gave you? Let it come true right now!”

Jeremiah 44:22

The Lord couldn’t put up any longer with the evil things you were doing. He hated the things you did. So your land became a curse. It became a dry and empty desert. No one lived there. And that’s the way it still is today.

Ezekiel 16:43

“You did not remember the days when you were young. The things you did made me very angry. So anything that happens to you will be your own fault,” announces the Lord and King. “You added impure conduct to all the other evil things you did. I hate all those things.

Ezekiel 18:25

“But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. What I do is always fair. What you do is not.

Ezekiel 8:12

The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me, “The sin of Israel and Judah is very great. The land is full of murderers. Its people are not being fair to one another anywhere in Jerusalem. They say, ‘The Lord has deserted the land. He doesn’t see us.’

Amos 2:13

“A cart that is loaded with grain crushes anything it runs over. In the same way, I will crush you.

Zephaniah 1:12

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish those who are so contented. They are like wine that has not been shaken up. They think, ‘The Lord won’t do anything. He won’t do anything good or bad.’

Malachi 2:14

You ask, “Why?” It’s because the Lord is holding you responsible. He watches how you treat the wife you married when you were young. You have been unfaithful to her. You did it even though she’s your partner. You promised to stay married to her. And the Lord was a witness to it.

Malachi 3:8

“Will a mere human being dare to steal from God? But you rob me! “You ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “By holding back your offerings. You also steal from me when you do not bring me a tenth of everything you produce.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Don’t keep talking so proudly. Don’t let your mouth say such proud things. The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything people do.