Malachi 3:14
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Malachi 3:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ihr sprechet: Vergeblich ist es, Gott zu dienen, und was für Gewinn, daß wir seiner Hut warteten, und daß wir in Trauer einhergingen vor Jehova der Heerscharen?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Habéis dicho: Por demás es servir á Dios; ¿y qué aprovecha que guardemos su ley, y que andemos tristes delante de Jehová de los ejércitos?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Vós dizeis: É inútil servir a Deus; pois que proveito temos tido em guardarmos seus mandamentos e andarmos lamentando diante do SENHOR dos exércitos?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Vós tendes dito: 'É inútil servir a Deus. Que proveito há em guardarmos Seus mandamentos ou lamentarmos diante de Yahweh dos Exércitos?'
📖 Malachi 3:14 in Context
12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
13Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
14Ye 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?
15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
16Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Read Malachi 3 with Father Leo
Get guided study plans, daily devotionals, and an AI companion who helps you understand Scripture — in English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Download Free for iOS