Malachi presented this contrast: “Those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening.
הנביא מלאכי התייחס לניגוד זה, בכתבו: „אז נדברו יראי יהוה, איש אל רעהו, ויקשב יהוה וישמע.