Maleakhi 2:17

Resistance to the Lord through Self-deceit

2:17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” Because you say, “Everyone who does evil is good in the Lord’s opinion, ¹  and he delights in them,” or “Where is the God of justice?”

Maleakhi 3:16

3:16 Then those who respected ²  the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. ³  A scroll ⁴  was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

[2:17]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:16]  ² tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”

[3:16]  ³ tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”

[3:16]  ⁴ sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the Lord keeps an ongoing record of the names of all the redeemed (see Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Rev 20:12-15).