לְמִימֵ֨י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם סַרְתֶּ֤ם מֵֽחֻקַּי֙ וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם שׁ֤וּבוּ אֵלַי֙ וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמֶּ֥ה נָשֽׁוּב׃
Sejak zaman nenek moyangmu kamu telah menyimpang dari ketetapan-ketetapan-Ku dan tidak memeliharanya. Kembalilah kepada-Ku, maka Aku akan kembali kepadamu, firman Yang Mahakekal semesta alam. Tetapi kamu berkata, “Dalam hal apa kami harus kembali?”
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Ever since the day of your ancestors you have turned from My laws” [3:7]. If you would say that if I truly loved you, why have I given you such a long exile? I will tell you. For many years, you and your ancestors have done evil. Now, repent and return to Me. You will say: with what shall we return and repent? The Holy One responds: “should man rob God, yet you are robbing Me” [3:8]. The Holy One said: how does a person rob his God like you are robbing Me? You give no tithes and no terumah.