Mal 3:15 | JFB | STEP | 15. And now —Since we who serve Jehovah are not prosperous and "the proud" heathen flourish in prosperity, we must pronounce them the favorites of God ( ). set up —literally, "built up": metaphor from architecture ( ; compare , Margin; , Margin. ) tempt God —dare God to punish them, by breaking His laws ( ).

Malachi 3:15

15. And now—Since we who serve Jehovah are not prosperous and "the proud" heathen flourish in prosperity, we must pronounce them the favorites of God (Mal 2:17; Ps 73:12).

set up—literally, "built up": metaphor from architecture (Pr 24:3; compare Ge 16:2, Margin; Ge 30:3, Margin.)

tempt God—dare God to punish them, by breaking His laws (Ps 95:9).