מַעֲלָל

Deuteronomy 28:20 מַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָ deeds your

The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.

Judges 2:19 מִמַּ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם any of deeds their

But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Here: 'From' here means 'any of': not one of their practices. The noun means habitual deeds or practices. It is neutral in itself but usually negative in prophetic and Deuteronomic use (Isa 1:16; Jer 4:4).

1 Samuel 25:3 מַעֲלָלִ֖ים deeds

His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

Nehemiah 9:35 מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם from deeds their

For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.

Psalm 28:4 מַֽעַלְלֵ֫יהֶ֥ם deeds their

Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

Here: "Their practices": their usual ways of acting, their track record. "The evil of their practices" is a stock phrase in the prophets, especially Jeremiah.

Psalm 77:11 מַֽעַלְלֵי־ [the] deeds of

I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

Here: 'The doings of': a word for actions seen in their effects, things someone has actually done. Most of the time in the Bible it describes human conduct, often bad conduct (Jer 4:4; Hos 9:15). Used of God, as here and in Ps 78:7, it points to his concrete acts in history.

Psalm 78:7 מַֽעַלְלֵי־ [the] deeds of

that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

Here: Concrete acts, things actually done. Here it means the plagues, the sea crossing, water from the rock and manna, which the rest of the psalm goes on to recite.

Psalm 106:29 בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם by deeds their

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

Psalm 106:39 בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ by deeds their

They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Here: "By their practices." In the prophets this word is used mostly of a people's characteristic, usually wicked, ways of acting. It picks up verse 29, where Israel 'provoked Him to anger by their deeds' at Baal-Peor, and it closes the verse by matching "their works" in the first line.

Proverbs 20:11 בְּ֭מַעֲלָלָיו by deeds his

Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.

Here: "By his deeds": his habitual doings and practices. The word is placed early for emphasis: it is by what he does, not by what he says or claims, that he shows himself.

Isaiah 1:16 מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם deeds your

Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

Here: 'Your deeds' or 'your practices': habitual conduct, not single slips. It is a favourite word of the prophets for a people's settled way of acting.

Isaiah 3:8 וּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙ and deeds their

For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

Here: 'And their deeds.' In Isaiah this word almost always means bad, habitual practice ('remove the evil of your deeds', 1:16). It comes back two verses later: 'they will eat the fruit of their deeds' (3:10).

Isaiah 3:10 מַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם deeds their

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Here: "Their deeds": conduct, a habitual way of acting. The same word appeared two verses earlier, where Jerusalem's "speech and deeds" were "against the LORD" (3:8). Here the righteous person's deeds bring a different harvest.

Jeremiah 4:4 מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ deeds your

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

Here: Plural 'practices, doings': settled patterns of behavior, not one slip. The verse starts with the heart and ends with the deeds, so the inner and outer are tied together.

Jeremiah 4:18 וּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְ and deeds your

“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

Here: 'And your doings': specific deeds, almost always bad ones in Jeremiah. It echoes 4:4, 'because of the evil of your doings.' Together with 'way' it covers both the overall direction of her life and the individual acts.

Jeremiah 7:3 וּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑ם and deeds your

Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

Here: 'And your deeds': the actual things done. In Jeremiah the word almost always refers to bad practices, so it hints that their present deeds are the problem.

Jeremiah 7:5 מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑ם deeds your

For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,

Jeremiah 11:18 מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ deeds their

And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.

Jeremiah 17:10 מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ ס deeds his

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Here: Settled practices or habits of action. Jeremiah usually uses the word for Judah's evil practices ('the evil of your deeds'). Here it means the actual track record that God's verdict matches.

Jeremiah 18:11 וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ and deeds your

Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’

Here: Concrete actions, practices. 'Ways and deeds' is a stock pair in Jeremiah, first heard in the Temple sermon (7:3, 5).

Jeremiah 21:12 מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ deeds your

O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.

Here: "Your deeds": habitual practices, a pattern of conduct and not one slip. The consonants actually written read "their deeds" (see variants).

Jeremiah 21:14 מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם deeds your

I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”

Here: A word for habitual conduct, a favourite of Jeremiah's. Here it points back to the royal house's failure to 'do justice in the morning' and rescue the robbed from the oppressor (21:12).

Jeremiah 23:2 מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם deeds your

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.

Here: Habitual practices and ways of acting, a favourite word of Jeremiah. Their whole pattern of rule is in view, not one slip.

Jeremiah 23:22 מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס deeds their

But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”

Here: 'Their deeds,' meaning habitual practices. 'The evil of your deeds' is a fixed phrase in Jeremiah (4:4; 21:12; 26:3; 44:22), and it picks up his temple sermon: 'amend your ways and your deeds' (7:3, 5).

Jeremiah 25:5 מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם deeds your

The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.

Here: 'Your deeds', meaning habitual actions and practices. The address now switches from 'each … his' to the plural 'your'. Every person and the whole community are called to account together.

Jeremiah 26:3 מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ deeds their

Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 26:13 וּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם and deeds your

So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

Here: 'And your deeds': concrete actions and practices. In Jeremiah the word usually points to bad deeds that God will 'repay'.

Jeremiah 32:19 מַעֲלָלָֽיו׃ deeds his

the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Here: 'His deeds/practices'. In Jeremiah this word nearly always refers to Judah's evil practices ('the evil of your deeds'), so on this prophet's lips it carries a warning tone.

Jeremiah 35:15 מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗ם deeds your

Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Here: "Your deeds," meaning habitual practices. In Jeremiah the word nearly always refers to conduct under judgment.

Jeremiah 44:22 מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם deeds your

So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

Here: 'Your deeds' or 'your practices': settled, deliberate patterns of behaviour, not slips. In context this means above all the ongoing incense offerings to other gods (v. 21).

Ezekiel 36:31 וּמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם and deeds your

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

Here: "And your deeds": the concrete acts and practices. The word is common in the prophets' call to amend one's doings (Jer 7:3; 18:11). Paired with "ways" it covers both the habitual path and the actual acts.

Hosea 4:9 וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו and deeds his

And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Hosea 5:4 מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם deeds their

Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

Here: 'Their practices', meaning settled, habitual ways of acting. In the prophets the word almost always refers to bad conduct (compare Hosea 4:9; 7:2; 9:15). Here it means the whole pattern of worship and politics Israel has built up.

Hosea 7:2 מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם deeds their

But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.

Here: Their practices, their habitual way of acting. In the prophets the word almost always means bad conduct, and Hosea uses it for the behavior God will repay (4:9; 9:15; 12:2).

Hosea 9:15 מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם deeds their

All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.

Here: 'Their deeds'. The word means habitual conduct, a pattern of practice rather than single acts. Hosea uses it often (4:9; 5:4; 7:2; 12:2).

Hosea 12:2 כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו according to deeds his

The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

Here: 'According to his deeds'. In the prophets this word nearly always means bad practices. It is a poetic partner to 'ways'.

Micah 2:7 מַעֲלָלָ֑יו deeds his

Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?

Here: “His deeds,” meaning his habitual actions and characteristic ways. The word usually describes human conduct, often bad conduct (Micah 3:4, “they have made their deeds evil”). Here it is used of God, which sets up a contrast between God's deeds and theirs.

Micah 3:4 מַעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ deeds their

Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.

Here: Their habitual actions and way of operating, a word the prophets use often. The fault lies in what they did to people, not only in what they thought.

Micah 7:13 מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס deeds their

Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.

Here: 'Their deeds': settled patterns of behaviour, not single acts. In the prophets the word nearly always refers to bad conduct that is about to be paid back. Micah used it earlier for the leaders who 'made their deeds evil' (3:4).

Zechariah 1:4 וּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖ם and deeds your

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.

Here: 'And your deeds / practices.' This is the actual conduct, the concrete things done. It is a favourite word of Jeremiah, whom Zechariah is echoing here.

Zechariah 1:6 וּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּ and according to deeds our

But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

Here: 'And according to our deeds': specific actions, usually bad ones in prophetic speech. It picks up 'your evil deeds' from verse 4. The judgment matched what they had done.