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Malachi 2:17

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You have wearied Yahweh with your words. Yet you say, ‘How have we wearied him?’ In that you say, ‘Everyone who does evil is good in Yahweh’s sight, and he delights in them;’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’

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  • Does God ever tire?

    Isaiah 40:28 declares God never faints or grows weary — the classic divine inexhaustibility text. Exodus 31:17 says God was "refreshed" after creation, implying prior tiredness.

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