Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: 'What have we spoken against Thee?'
New American Standard Bible
“Your words have been
King James Version
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
Holman Bible
“Your words against Me are harsh,”
Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”
International Standard Version
"You have spoken arrogant words against me," says the LORD. "Yet you ask, "What did we say against you?'
A Conservative Version
Your words have been stout against me, says LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee?
American Standard Version
Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee?
Amplified
“Your words have been harsh against Me,” says the Lord. “But you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’
Bible in Basic English
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?
Darby Translation
Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah; but ye say, What have we been speaking against thee?
Julia Smith Translation
Your words were strong against me, said Jehovah. And ye said, What did we speak against thee?
King James 2000
Your words have been strong against me, says the LORD. Yet you say, What have we spoken so much against you?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Your words have been harsh against me," says Yahweh. "But you say, 'How have we spoken together against you?'
Modern King James verseion
Your words have been strong against Me, says Jehovah. Yet you say, What have we spoken against You?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye speak hard words against me, sayeth the LORD. And yet ye say, 'What have we spoken against thee?'
NET Bible
"You have criticized me sharply," says the Lord, "but you ask, 'How have we criticized you?'
New Heart English Bible
"Your words have been stout against me," says the LORD. "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against you?'
The Emphasized Bible
Stout against me, have been your words, saith Yahweh, - and yet ye say, What have we spoken, one to another, against thee?
Webster
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
World English Bible
"Your words have been stout against me," says Yahweh. "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against you?'
Themes
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Evil » Words evil words of men » Irreverent
Malachi » Reproves God's people for their impiety
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Overflowing Blessing
12 And declared you happy have all the nations, For ye are a delightful land, said Jehovah of Hosts. 13 Hard against Me have been your words, Said Jehovah, and ye have said: 'What have we spoken against Thee?' 14 Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Malachi 2:17
Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words, And ye have said: 'In what have we wearied Him?' In your saying: 'Every evil-doer is good in the eyes of Jehovah, And in them He is delighting,' Or, 'Where is the God of judgment?'
Exodus 5:2
and Pharaoh saith, 'Who is Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'
2 Chronicles 32:14-19
Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers have devoted to destruction is he who hath been able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God is able to deliver you out of my hand?
Job 34:7-8
Who is a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,
Job 40:8
Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?
Psalm 10:11
He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'
Isaiah 5:19
Who are saying, 'Let Him hurry, Let Him hasten His work, that we may see, And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel Draw near and come, and we know.'
Isaiah 28:14-15
Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah, ye men of scorning, Ruling this people that is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom hast thou reproached and reviled? And against whom lifted up the voice? Yea, thou dost lift up on high thine eyes Against the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 8:12
They were ashamed when they did abomination! Yea, they are not at all ashamed, And blushing they have not known, Therefore, they do fall among falling ones, In the time of their inspection they stumble, said Jehovah.
Malachi 1:6-8
A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I am a father, where is Mine honour? And if I am a master, where is My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: 'In what have we despised Thy name?'
Malachi 2:14
And ye have said, 'Wherefore?' Because Jehovah hath testified between thee And the wife of thy youth, That thou hast dealt treacherously against her, And she thy companion, and thy covenant-wife.
Malachi 3:8
Doth man deceive God? but ye are deceiving Me, And ye have said: 'In what have we deceived Thee?' The tithe and the heave-offering!
Romans 9:20
nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make thus?
2 Thessalonians 2:4
who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God -- the day doth not come.