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
Ye have said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
It is vain
shav' (shawv)
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
to serve
`abad (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and what profit
betsa` (beh'-tsah)
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) -- covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
is it that we have kept
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his ordinance
mishmereth (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
and that we have walked
halak (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
mournfully
qdoranniyth (ked-o-ran-neeth')
blackish ones (i.e. in sackcloth); used adverbially, in mourning weeds -- mournfully.
before
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba' (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"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?King James Bible
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 King James Version
You 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
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? Douay-Rheims Bible
And you have said: What have we spoken against thee? You have said: He laboureth in vain that serveth God, and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinances, and that we have walked sorrowful before the Lord of hosts? Darby Bible Translation
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? English Revised 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 the LORD of hosts? Webster's Bible Translation
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? World English Bible
You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies? Young's Literal 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? Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
et dixistis quid locuti sumus contra te dixistis vanus est qui servit Deo et quod emolumentum quia custodivimus praecepta eius et quia ambulavimus tristes coram Domino exercituum Malaquías 3:14 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
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? Malaquías 3:14 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
"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? Malaquías 3:14 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
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? Malaquías 3:14 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Habéis dicho: Por demás es servir a Dios; ¿y qué aprovecha que guardemos su ley, y que andemos tristes delante del SEÑOR de los ejércitos? Malaquías 3:14 Spanish: Modern
Habéis dicho: 'Está demás servir a Dios' y '¿Qué provecho sacamos de guardar su ley y de andar tristes delante de Jehovah de los Ejércitos? Malachie 3:14 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Vous avez dit: C'est en vain que l'on sert Dieu; Qu'avons-nous gagné à observer ses préceptes, Et à marcher avec tristesse A cause de l'Eternel des armées? Malachie 3:14 French: Darby
Vous dites: C'est en vain qu'on sert Dieu, et quel profit y a-t-il à ce que nous fassions l'acquit de la charge qu'il nous a confiée, et que nous marchions dans le deuil devant l'Éternel des armées. Malachie 3:14 French: Martin (1744)
Vous avez dit : C'est en vain qu'on sert Dieu, et qu'avons-nous gagné d'avoir gardé ce qu'il a commandé de garder, et d'avoir marché en pauvre état pour l'amour de l'Eternel des armées? Malachie 3:14 French: Ostervald (1744)
Vous avez dit: C'est en vain qu'on sert Dieu, et qu'avons-nous gagné d'avoir observé ses ordonnances, et d'avoir marché en habits de deuil devant l'Éternel des armées? Maleachi 3:14 German: Luther (1912)
Damit daß ihr sagt: Es ist umsonst, daß man Gott dient; und was nützt es, daß wir sein Gebot halten und ein hartes Leben vor dem HERR Zebaoth führen? Maleachi 3:14 German: Luther (1545)
Damit, daß ihr saget: Es ist umsonst, daß man Gott dienet, und: Was nützt es, daß wir sein Gebot halten und hart Leben vor dem HERRN Zebaoth führen? Maleachi 3:14 German: Elberfelder (1871)
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? 瑪 拉 基 書 3:14 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
你 們 說 ： 事 奉 神 是 徒 然 的 ， 遵 守 神 所 吩 咐 的 ， 在 萬 軍 之 耶 和 華 面 前 苦 苦 齋 戒 ， 有 甚 麼 益 處 呢 ？ 瑪 拉 基 書 3:14 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
你 们 说 ： 事 奉 神 是 徒 然 的 ， 遵 守 神 所 吩 咐 的 ， 在 万 军 之 耶 和 华 面 前 苦 苦 斋 戒 ， 有 甚 麽 益 处 呢 ？ 瑪 拉 基 書 3:14 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
你们说：‘事奉 神是白费的；遵守他的吩咐，在万军之耶和华面前哀痛而行，有什么益处呢？ 瑪 拉 基 書 3:14 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
你們說：‘事奉 神是白費的；遵守他的吩咐，在萬軍之耶和華面前哀痛而行，有甚麼益處呢？ 
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