Malachi 3:7

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Malachi 3:7

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New American Standard Bible

“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

Holman Bible

“Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.

But you ask: “How can we return?”

International Standard Version

"Ever since the time of your ancestors, you have turned away from my decrees and haven't kept them. Return to me and I'll return to you," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "But you ask, "How will we return?'

A Conservative Version

From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts. But ye say, How shall we return?

American Standard Version

From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts. But ye say, Wherein shall we return?

Amplified

“Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Bible in Basic English

From the days of your fathers you have been turned away from my rules and have not kept them. Come back to me, and I will come back to you, says the Lord of armies. But you say, How are we to come back?

Darby Translation

Since the days of your fathers have ye departed from my statutes, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts. But ye say, Wherein shall we return?

Julia Smith Translation

For from the days of your fathers ye departed from my laws, and ye watched not. Turn back to me and I will turn back to you, said Jehovah of armies. And ye said, In what shall we turn back?

King James 2000

Even from the days of your fathers you have gone away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, says the LORD of hosts. But you say, How shall we return?

Lexham Expanded Bible

From the days of your ancestors you have turned aside from my rules, and have not kept [them]! Return to me and I will return to you," says Yahweh of hosts, "but you say, 'How shall we return?'

Modern King James verseion

From the days of your fathers, you have turned aside from My statutes, and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you, says Jehovah of Hosts. But you say. In what way shall we return?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and since the time of your forefathers have ye not kept them. Turn you now unto me, and I will turn me unto you, sayeth the LORD of Hosts. Ye say, 'Wherein shall we turn?'

NET Bible

From the days of your ancestors you have ignored my commandments and have not kept them! Return to me, and I will return to you," says the Lord who rules over all. "But you say, 'How should we return?'

New Heart English Bible

From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD of hosts. "But you say, 'How shall we return?'

The Emphasized Bible

From the days of your fathers, have ye departed from my statutes, and not observed them, Return ye unto me, that I may return unto you, saith Yahweh of hosts. And yet ye say, Wherein shall we return?

Webster

Even from the days of your fathers ye have gone away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, In what shall we return?

World English Bible

From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says Yahweh of Armies. "But you say, 'How shall we return?'

Youngs Literal Translation

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, 'In what do we turn back?'

Themes

Backsliding » Select reading mal 37-18 gal 4

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

God » Remember » Returning to

God » Mercy of » Ordinances of

Malachi » Reproves God's people for their impiety

Presumption » Instances of » In reviling God

Returning to God » General references to

Topics

Conversion, God's demands for

drawing near to God

Impenitence, Results Of

Returning To God

Revival, Corporate

They Do Not Keep Commands

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Even from the days

H3117

יום
Yowm

day, time, chronicles , daily, ever, year, continually, when, as, while, full always, whole, alway,

Usage: 2293

of your fathers

אב
'ab

father, chief, families, desire, fatherless , forefathers , patrimony, prince, principal

Usage: 1214

ye are gone away

H5493

שׂוּר סוּר
Cuwr

away, depart, remove, aside, take, turn, turn in, take off, go, put, eschewed,

Usage: 301

from mine ordinances

H2706

חק
Choq

statute, ordinance, decree, due, law, portion, bounds, custom, appointed, commandments,

Usage: 127

and have not kept

H8104

שׁמר
Shamar

keep, observe, heed, keeper, preserve, beware, mark, watchman, wait, watch, regard, save,

Usage: 468

them. Return

H7725

שׁוּב
Shuwb

return, ...again, turn, ...back, ...away, restore, bring, render, answer, recompense, recover, deliver, put, withdraw, requite,

Usage: 1058

unto me, and I will return

H7725

שׁוּב
Shuwb

return, ...again, turn, ...back, ...away, restore, bring, render, answer, recompense, recover, deliver, put, withdraw, requite,

Usage: 1058

unto you, saith

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

the Lord

H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant

Usage: 0

of hosts

H6635

צבאה צבא
Tsaba'

host, war, army, battle, service, appointed time, warfare, soldiers, company,

Usage: 483

But ye said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

References

Hastings

Forgiveness

Malachi

Morish

Ordinance

Word Count of 20 Translations in Malachi 3:7

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 15783
Malachi Rank: 50
6 Topics
7 Themes
34 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
3 Phrases
1 Name
3 References

Context Readings

An Overflowing Blessing

⁶ “For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. ⁷ “From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ ⁸ “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Phrases

Lord Almighty

Lord of Hosts

Says the Lord

Names

Jehovah

Cross References

Zechariah 1:3

Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

Leviticus 26:40-42

‘If they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me—

Deuteronomy 4:29-31

But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

Deuteronomy 9:7-21

Remember, do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.

Deuteronomy 30:1-4

“So it shall be when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind in all nations where the Lord your God has banished you,

Deuteronomy 31:20

For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and are satisfied and become prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.

Deuteronomy 31:27-29

For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?

1 Kings 8:47-49

if they take thought in the land where they have been taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of those who have taken them captive, saying, ‘We have sinned and have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly’;

Nehemiah 1:8-9

Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful I will scatter you among the peoples;

Nehemiah 9:16-17

“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly;
They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.

Nehemiah 9:26

“But they became disobedient and rebelled against You,
And cast Your law behind their backs
And killed Your prophets who had admonished them
So that they might return to You,
And they committed great blasphemies.

Nehemiah 9:28-30

“But as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You;
Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them.
When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven,
And many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,

Psalm 78:8-10

And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call upon Him while He is near.

Isaiah 65:2

“I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,

Jeremiah 3:12-14

Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,
‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord;
‘I will not look upon you in anger.
For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.

Jeremiah 3:22

“Return, O faithless sons,
I will heal your faithlessness.”
“Behold, we come to You;
For You are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 7:26

Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.

Ezekiel 18:30-32

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord God. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

Ezekiel 20:8

But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt.Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:13

But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; and My sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath on them in the wilderness, to annihilate them.

Ezekiel 20:21

But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 20:28

When I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every leafy tree, and they offered there their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering. There also they made their soothing aroma and there they poured out their drink offerings.

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