Malachi 2:17

“You have wearied YHWH with your words. And you say, “How have we wearied him?” In that you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of YHWH, and in them he delights”; or, “Where is the Elohim of judgment?””

Malachi 2:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Malachi 2:17, word by word

You have weariedהוֹגַעְתֶּםhogatem

grow weary, toil

Grow weary, be tired from effort; also to toil, or to make another weary.

Where else “hogatem” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
with your wordsדִבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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And you sayאֲמַרְתֶּםamartem

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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who doesעֹשֵׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ose” appears
evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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is goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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delightsחָפֵץchafets

delight in

To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.

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is the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

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The context

16For he hates divorce, says YHWH, Elohim of Israel, and the one who covers his garment with violence, says YHWH Tsevaot. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not betray.

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