Verse 7
Malachi 3:7
Bible in Basic English
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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?
Original Language Text
hebrew
לְ/מִ/ימֵ֨י אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֜ם סַרְתֶּ֤ם מֵֽ/חֻקַּ/י֙ וְ/לֹ֣א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם שׁ֤וּבוּ אֵלַ/י֙ וְ/אָשׁ֣וּבָה אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּ/מֶּ֥ה נָשֽׁוּב
English Translation
For many days you have turned away from the statutes of your ancestors and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts. And you said, "How shall we return?"
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