Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 2 of Malachi. The second major dispute denounces unfaithfulness within the community. The question about having one Father and one Creator connects conduct toward other members of the people with faithfulness to the God who created them and established them as a community.
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Haben nicht alle einen Vater? Hat uns nicht ein Gott geschaffen? Warum verachten wir denn einer den andern und entheilgen den Bund, mit unsern Vätern gemacht?
¿No tenemos todos un mismo padre? ¿No nos ha criado un mismo Dios? ¿Por qué menospreciaremos cada uno a su hermano, quebrantando el pacto de nuestros padres?
N'avons-nous pas tous un seul père? N'est-ce pas un seul Dieu qui nous a créés? Pourquoi donc sommes-nous infidèles l'un envers l'autre, En profanant l'alliance de nos pères?
NON abbiam noi tutti uno stesso Padre? non ci ha uno stesso Dio creati? perchè usa dislealtà l’uno inverso l’altro, violando il patto de’ nostri padri?
Não temos nós todos um mesmo Pai? Não nos criou um mesmo Deus? Por que agimos aleivosamente cada um contra seu irmão, profanando a aliança de nossos pais?
我們豈不都有一位父嗎?豈不是一位上帝創造了我們嗎?為何互相行詭詐,褻瀆了上帝與我們列祖所立的約呢?
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