Malachi 3:14

King James Version (KJV)

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Translations

Malachi 3:14 - Amplified Bible

You have said, It is useless to serve God, and what profit is it if we keep His ordinances and walk gloomily {and} as if in mourning apparel before the Lord of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - American Standard Version

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - Bible in Basic English

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Malachi 3:14 - Darby Bible

Ye say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we keep his charge, and that we walk mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - English Standard Version

You have said, "It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - King James Version

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Habéis dicho: "En vano es servir a Dios. ¿Qué provecho hay en que guardemos sus ordenanzas y en que andemos de duelo delante del SEÑOR de los ejércitos?

Malachi 3:14 - The Message

"When you said, ’It doesn’t pay to serve God. What do we ever get out of it? When we did what he said and went around with long faces, serious about God-of-the-Angel-Armies, what difference did it make? Those who take life into their own hands are the lucky ones. They break all the rules and get ahead anyway. They push God to the limit and get by with it.’"

Malachi 3:14 - New American Standard Bible

~"You have said, `It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the LORD of hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Ustedes han dicho: 'En vano es servir a Dios. ¿Qué provecho hay en que guardemos Sus ordenanzas y en que andemos de duelo delante del SEÑOR de los ejércitos?

Malachi 3:14 - World English Bible

You have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Hosts?

Malachi 3:14 - Young's Living Translation

Ye have said, `A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

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