Malachi 3:7

King James Version (KJV)

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?

Translations

Malachi 3:7 - Amplified Bible

Even 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?

Malachi 3:7 - 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?

Malachi 3:7 - 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?

Malachi 3:7 - Darby Bible

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?

Malachi 3:7 - English Standard Version

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?"

Malachi 3:7 - King James Version

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?

Malachi 3:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Desde los dìas de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis estatutos y no los habéis guardado. Volved a mì y yo volveré a vosotros -dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. Pero decìs: "¿Còmo hemos de volver?"

Malachi 3:7 - The Message

Malachi 3:7 - 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?'

Malachi 3:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Desde los dìas de sus padres se han apartado de Mis estatutos y no los han guardado. Vuelvan a Mì y Yo volveré a ustedes," dice el SEÑOR de los ejércitos. Pero dicen: '¿Còmo hemos de volver?'

Malachi 3:7 - 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 Hosts. But you say, Wherein shall we return?

Malachi 3:7 - Young's Living 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?`

Malachi 3:7 - Additional Comments

Note that they knew the commandments. The problem was not knowledge, it was obedience.
Here we see the God of forgiveness. If they returned, God would accept them.
The question from the Israelites is almost "What did we do?!" They ask God what He wants from them - but it's not a knowledge problem, even though they acted like it was. God was not tricked by their words.
Well, since they asked, God lays it on them, heavy - starting in verse 8.

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