SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:15
Decimos, pues, ahora: que bienaventurados los soberbios, y aún que los que hacen impiedad son los prosperados. Los que tentaron a Dios, escaparon.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Malachi 3:15
Verse 15. And now we call the proud happy] Proud and insolent men are the only happy people, for they domineer everywhere, and none dares to resist them. They that work wickedness are set up] The humble and holy are depressed and miserable; the proud and wicked are in places of trust and profit. Too often it is so.
They that tempt God are even delivered.] Even those who despise God, and insult his justice and providence, are preserved in and from dangers; while the righteous fall by them.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And now we call the proud happy , etc.] Or “therefore now” f88 ; since this is the case, that the worshippers of God are not regarded, and there is nothing got by serving him; they that are proud and haughty, that neither fear God nor regard men, are the happy persons; even presumptuous sinners, as the word signifies, that stretch out their hands against God, and strengthen themselves against the Almighty; these enjoy all worldly happiness, while they that serve the Lord are mourning in sackcloth, and are in the utmost distress. The Targum explains it of the ungodly, and as it is explained in the following clause: yea, they that work wickedness are set up : or “built up” f90 ; or “seeing, because”, or “for they that work” f91 , etc.; they are increased with children, by which their houses or families are built up; they are in a well settled and established condition; they abound in riches and honours; they are set in high places, and are in great esteem among men, even such who make it their constant business to commit sin: yea, [they that] tempt God ; or “yea, they tempt God” f92 ; by their wicked words and actions, and try whether he will cause his judgments to fall upon them, which he has threatened to such sinners; (see Isaiah 5:18,19): are even delivered ; or, “and are delivered” f93 ; from the punishment threatened; they escape it, and go on with impunity; from which observations these persons reasoned that there was no God of judgment, or that judged in the earth; that there was no providence concerned about human affairs; and that there was nothing in religion; and these were the hard and stout words which they spoke against the Lord.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-18 - Among the Jews at this time, some plainly discovered themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those wh work wickedness, tempt God by presumptuous sins. Judge of things a they will appear when the doom of these proud sinners comes to be executed. Those that feared the Lord, spake kindly, for preserving an promoting mutual love, when sin thus abounded. They spake one to another, in the language of those that fear the Lord, and think on his name. As evil communications corrupt good minds and manners, so goo communications confirm them. A book of remembrance was written befor God. He will take care that his children perish not with those tha believe not. They shall be vessels of mercy and honour, when the res are made vessels of wrath and dishonour. The saints are God's jewels they are dear to him. He will preserve them as his jewels, when the earth is burned up like dross. Those who now own God for theirs, he will then own for his. It is our duty to serve God with the dispositio of children; and he will not have his children trained up in idleness they must do him service from a principle of love. Even God's children stand in need of sparing mercy. All are righteous or wicked, such a serve God, or such as serve him not: all are going to heaven or to hell. We are often deceived in our opinions concerning both the one an the other; but at the bar of Christ, every man's character will be known. As to ourselves, we have need to think among which we shall have our lot; and, as to others, we must judge nothing before the time. But in the end all the world will confess that those alone were wise an happy, who served the Lord and trusted in Him __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ועתה 6258 אנחנו 587 מאשׁרים 833 זדים 2086 גם 1571 נבנו 1129 עשׂי 6213 רשׁעה 7564 גם 1571 בחנו 974 אלהים 430 וימלטו׃ 4422
