Malachi 2:17 meaning and explanation

You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Malachi 2:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Malachi is answering a weary, cynical people who have returned from exile and grown tired of waiting for God to act. They claim that God treats evildoers as good and delights in them, and they ask where the God of justice has gone.

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