Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly evildoers prosper, and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’” New Living Translation From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’” English Standard Version And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’” Berean Standard Bible So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’ ” King James Bible And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. New King James Version So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free.’ ” New American Standard Bible So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape punishment.’” NASB 1995 ‘So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’” NASB 1977 ‘So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also test God and escape.’” Legacy Standard Bible So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also test God and escape.’” Amplified Bible So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’” Christian Standard Bible So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.” American Standard Version and now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape. Contemporary English Version See how happy those arrogant people are. Everyone who does wrong is successful, and when they put God to the test, they always get away with it." English Revised Version And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and are delivered. GOD'S WORD® Translation So now we call arrogant people blessed. Not only are evildoers encouraged, they even test God and get away with it.'" Good News Translation As we see it, proud people are the ones who are happy. Evil people not only prosper, but they test God's patience with their evil deeds and get away with it.'" International Standard Version and, 'Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.'" Majority Standard Bible So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” NET Bible So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'" New Heart English Bible Now we call the proud blessed; indeed, evildoers prosper. They even tempt God and escape.' Webster's Bible Translation And now we call the proud happy; yes, they that work wickedness are set up; even they that tempt God are delivered. World English Bible Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, we are declaring the proud blessed, "" Indeed, those doing wickedness have been built up, "" Indeed, they have tempted God, and escape. Young's Literal Translation And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.' Smith's Literal Translation And now we pronounce the proud happy; also they working injustice were built up; also they tried Jehovah and they will be delivered. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore now we call the proud people happy, for they that work wickedness are built up, and they have tempted God and are preserved. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, we now call the arrogant blessed, as if those who work impiety have been built up, and as if they have tempted God and been saved.” New American Bible But we call the arrogant blessed; for evildoers not only prosper but even test God and escape.” New Revised Standard Version Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd henceforth we call the wicked blessed; yea, they that work wickedness are well established; they tempt God, and yet they are delivered. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And from now we give blessing to the evil and are building up workers of sin, and they are testing God and they are saved!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And now we call the proud happy; Yea, they that work wickedness are built up; Yea, they try God, and are delivered.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And now we pronounce strangers blessed; and all they who act unlawfully are built up; and they have resisted God, and yet have been delivered. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Robbing God…14You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? 15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Cross References Psalm 73:3-12 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ... Job 21:7-15 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ... Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Habakkuk 1:13-17 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? / You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler. / The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. ... Ecclesiastes 8:11-14 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil. / Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. / Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. ... Psalm 37:7-9 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. / Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. / For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. Isaiah 5:20-23 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. / Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. / Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink, ... Psalm 94:3-7 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. / They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. ... Jeremiah 5:26-28 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. Psalm 10:3-11 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. / He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. ... Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 2 Peter 2:18-19 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. / They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Romans 2:4-5 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? / But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. Treasury of Scripture And now we call the proud happy; yes, they that work wickedness are set up; yes, they that tempt God are even delivered. we call. Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. Esther 5:10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. Psalm 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. yea. Malachi 2:17 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? Job 12:6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. Job 21:7-15,30 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? … set. Job 22:23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. they that tempt. Numbers 14:22,23 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; … Daniel 6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. Psalm 78:18,41,56 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust… Jump to Previous Arrogant Blessed Built Deem Delivered Doers Escape Evildoers Evil-Doers Happy Henceforth Hold Pride Prosper Proud Safe Tempt Tempted Test Try Wickedness WorkJump to Next Arrogant Blessed Built Deem Delivered Doers Escape Evildoers Evil-Doers Happy Henceforth Hold Pride Prosper Proud Safe Tempt Tempted Test Try Wickedness WorkMalachi 3 1. Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ.7. Of the rebellion, 8. sacrilege, 13. and infidelity of the people. 16. The promise of blessing to those who fear God. So now This phrase indicates a shift in perspective or a conclusion drawn from previous observations. In the context of Malachi, the prophet is addressing the disillusionment of the people of Israel. They have observed the apparent prosperity of the wicked and are questioning the justice of God. The Hebrew word for "now" (עַתָּה, 'attah) suggests an immediacy and urgency in the people's complaint, reflecting their frustration and impatience with the current state of affairs. we call the arrogant blessed Not only do evildoers prosper they even test God and escape Proud . . . they that work wickedness--i.e., the heathen, who do not profess to serve Jehovah. (Comp. Isaiah 13:11.) Proud is a common Biblical expression for presumptuous sinners; the same word is also used for 'presumptuous sins (Psalm 19:13). . . . Verse 15. - We call the proud happy. This is still the speech of the murmurers. We, they say, do not reckon the humble and meek blessed; we consider that the only blessed ones are the arrogant heathen, or free thinkers, who meet with prosperity and happiness in this world. For the "proud," the LXX. has, ἀλλοτρίους, "strangers," which, doubtless, gives the meaning (comp. Isaiah 13:11). Are set up; literally, are built up - have wealth and families, and leave a name behind them (Psalm 17:14; see in the original, Genesis 16:2; Genesis 30:3; and comp. Exodus 1:21; Jeremiah 12:16, where the phrase, "being built," includes all temporal prosperity). They that tempt God are even delivered; they tempt God, and are delivered (ver. 10). They try and provoke God by their impiety, and yet escape punishment. Septuagint, Ἀντέστησαν τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ἐσώθησαν, "They resist God, and yet are safe."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So nowוְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time we אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We call the arrogant זֵדִ֑ים (zê·ḏîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2086: Insolent, presumptuous blessed. מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים (mə·’aš·šə·rîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 833: To be straight, to go forward, be honest, proper Not only גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and do evildoers עֹשֵׂ֣י (‘ō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 6213: To do, make prosper, נִבְנוּ֙ (niḇ·nū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1129: To build they even גַּ֧ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and test בָּחֲנ֛וּ (bā·ḥă·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 974: To test, to investigate God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and escape.’” וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃ (way·yim·mā·lê·ṭū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks Links Malachi 3:15 NIVMalachi 3:15 NLT Malachi 3:15 ESV Malachi 3:15 NASB Malachi 3:15 KJV Malachi 3:15 BibleApps.com Malachi 3:15 Biblia Paralela Malachi 3:15 Chinese Bible Malachi 3:15 French Bible Malachi 3:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Malachi 3:15 Now we call the proud happy (Malachi Mal Ml) |
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