Verse 14
Malachi 3:14
New Living Translation
14
“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God (Elohim)? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם שָׁ֖וְא עֲבֹ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּ/מַה בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨רְנוּ֙ מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔/וֹ וְ/כִ֤י הָלַ֨כְנוּ֙ קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית מִ/פְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת
English Translation
You have said, "It is pointless to serve God, and what is the gain for us that we have kept His watch and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?"
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