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Berean Standard Bible

“Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’”

Malachi 3:7

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Malachi prophesied after the temple was rebuilt, when enthusiasm had faded and offerings and priestly service had become careless. The book is built as a series of dialogues, with God's charges and the people's doubtful replies.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’

World English Bible (WEB)

From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Desde los días de vuestros padres os habéis apartado de mis leyes, y no las guardasteis. Tornaos á mí, y yo me tornaré á vosotros, ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos. Mas dijisteis: ¿En qué hemos de tornar?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Aunque desde hace mucho tiempo ustedes han despreciado mis instrucciones, aún tienen la oportunidad de dirigirse a mí. ¡Diríjanse a mí y yo los perdonaré! Lo digo yo, el Señor Todopoderoso. Pero ustedes responden: “¡Jamás hemos desobedecido tus instrucciones!”.

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