TSK · Malachi 2:17

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."

when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.

My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.

He said, "Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?

You have bought me no sweet cane with money, nor have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened me with your sins. You have wearied me with your iniquities.

You have rejected me, says Yahweh, you have gone backward: therefore have I stretched out my hand against you, and destroyed you; I am weary with repenting.

Then he said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion: for they say, Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh doesn't see.

Behold, I will crush you in your place, as a cart crushes that is full of grain.

"A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, then where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is the respect due me? Says Yahweh of Armies to you, priests, who despise my name. You say, 'How have we despised your name?'

Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me! But you say, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.

Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.'

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,