Malachi 3:14

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You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
Ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, It is vain{H7723} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} God{H430}: and what profit{H1215} is it that we have kept{H8104}{(H8804)} his ordinance{H4931}, and that we have walked{H1980}{(H8804)} mournfully{H6941} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}?
Strong's King James
(14) You've said, "It's futile to serve אֱלֹהִים Elohim and what indeed is the benefit of keeping His charge, having surely walked with a long face mourning before the face of יהוה Yahweh-Tzva'ot?"
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
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?
Young's Literal Translation

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