Malachi 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Wearied

Amos 2:13

Every

Matthew 11:18

Where

Bible References

Wearied

where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
They have become a burden to Me;
I am tired of putting up with them.

Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?

You have not bought Me aromatic cane with silver,
or satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened Me with your sins;
you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

You have left Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
You have turned your back,
so I have stretched out My hand against you
and destroyed you.
I am tired of showing compassion.

Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged Me with all these things, I will also bring your actions down on your own head.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Haven’t you committed immoral acts in addition to all your detestable practices?

Look, I am about to crush you in your place
as a wagon full of sheaves crushes grain.

Every

“Your words against Me are harsh,” says the Lord.

Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”

For Job has declared, “I am righteous,
yet God has deprived me of justice.

Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.

For I envied the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For John did not come eating or drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

Where

The Rock—His work is perfect;
all His ways are entirely just.
A faithful God, without prejudice,
He is righteous and true.

Do not boast so proudly,
or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and actions are weighed by Him.

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”

He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; He does not see.’

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,

who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.

First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days to scoff, living according to their own desires,