Malachi 2:17 Cross References

Malachi 2:17

17: You have wearied the LORD with your words. "Wearied him?" you ask. "How have we wearied him?" You have wearied him by suggesting that the LORD favors evildoers since he does not punish them. You have wearied him by asking, "Where is the God of justice?"

Isaiah 43:24

  1. You have not brought me fragrant incense or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices. Instead, you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your faults.

Zephaniah 1:12

  1. "I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners to find and punish those who sit contented in their sins, indifferent to the LORD, thinking he will do nothing at all to them.

Ecclesiastes 8:11

  1. When a crime is not punished, people feel it is safe to do wrong.

Isaiah 5:18

  1. Destruction is certain for those who drag their sins behind them, tied with cords of falsehood.
  2. They even mock the Holy One of Israel and say, "Hurry up and do something! Quick, show us what you can do. We want to see what you have planned."
  3. Destruction is certain for those who say that evil is good and good is evil; that dark is light and light is dark; that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.

Matthew 11:18

  1. For John the Baptist didn't drink wine and he often fasted, and you say, 'He's demon possessed.'
  2. And I, the Son of Man, feast and drink, and you say, 'He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of the worst sort of sinners!' But wisdom is shown to be right by what results from it."

2 Peter 3:3

  1. First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will be scoffers who will laugh at the truth and do every evil thing they desire.
  2. This will be their argument: "Jesus promised to come back, did he? Then where is he? Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly the same since the world was first created."

Psalms 73:3

  1. For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
  2. They seem to live such a painless life; their bodies are so healthy and strong.
  3. They aren't troubled like other people or plagued with problems like everyone else.
  4. They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
  5. These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!

Isaiah 1:14

  1. I hate all your festivals and sacrifices. I cannot stand the sight of them!

1 Samuel 2:3

  1. "Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don't speak with such arrogance! The LORD is a God who knows your deeds; and he will judge you for what you have done.

Job 34:5

  1. For Job has said, `I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.
  2. I am innocent, but they call me a liar. My suffering is incurable, even though I have not sinned.'
  3. "Has there ever been a man as arrogant as Job, with his thirst for irreverent talk?
  4. He seeks the companionship of evil people. He spends his time with wicked men.
  5. He has even said, `Why waste time trying to please God?'

Malachi 2:14

  1. You cry out, "Why has the LORD abandoned us?" I'll tell you why! Because the LORD witnessed the vows you and your wife made to each other on your wedding day when you were young. But you have been disloyal to her, though she remained your faithful companion, the wife of your marriage vows.

Deuteronomy 32:4

  1. He is the Rock; his work is perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!

Malachi 1:6

  1. The LORD Almighty says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. I am your father and master, but where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have despised my name! "But you ask, `How have we ever despised your name?'
  2. "You have despised my name by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar. "Then you ask, `How have we defiled the sacrifices?'"You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect.

Malachi 3:8

  1. "Should people cheat God? Yet you have cheated me! "But you ask, `What do you mean? When did we ever cheat you?'"You have cheated me of the tithes and offerings due to me.

Ezekiel 8:12

  1. Then the LORD said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, `The LORD doesn't see us; he has deserted our land!'"

Jeremiah 15:6

  1. You have forsaken me and turned your back on me," says the LORD. "Therefore, I will raise my clenched fists to destroy you. I am tired of always giving you another chance.

Isaiah 7:13

  1. Then Isaiah said, "Listen well, you royal family of David! You aren't satisfied to exhaust my patience. You exhaust the patience of God as well!

Isaiah 30:18

  1. But the LORD still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.

Amos 2:13

  1. "So I will make you groan as a wagon groans when it is loaded down with grain.

Ezekiel 16:43

  1. But first, because you have not remembered your youth but have angered me by doing all these evil things, I will fully repay you for all of your sins, says the Sovereign LORD. For to all your disgusting sins, you have added these lewd acts.

Psalms 95:9

  1. For there your ancestors tried my patience; they courted my wrath though they had seen my many miracles.
  2. For forty years I was angry with them, and I said, `They are a people whose hearts turn away from me. They refuse to do what I tell them.'

Malachi 3:13

  1. "You have said terrible things about me," says the LORD. "But you say, `What do you mean? How have we spoken against you?'
  2. "You have said, `What's the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD Almighty that we are sorry for our sins?
  3. From now on we will say, "Blessed are the arrogant." For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them go free of harm.'"

Job 36:17

  1. But you are too obsessed with judgment on the godless. Don't worry, justice will be upheld.

Psalms 10:11

  1. The wicked say to themselves, "God isn't watching! He will never notice!"
  2. Arise, O LORD! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not forget the helpless!
  3. Why do the wicked get away with cursing God? How can they think, "God will never call us to account"?

Job 34:36

  1. Job, you deserve the maximum penalty for the wicked way you have talked.

Ezekiel 9:9

  1. Then he said to me, "The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, `The LORD doesn't see it! The LORD has forsaken the land!'

Job 34:17

  1. Could God govern if he hated justice? Are you going to condemn the almighty Judge?
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