¹⁴“You have said, ‘It is futile^t to serve^u God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements^v and going about like mourners^w before the Lord Almighty?

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 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?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Your words against me are harsh,” says the Lord.

Yet you ask, “What have we spoken against you?”

You have said, “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Armies?

NLTNew Living Translation

“You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.

“But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?’

“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? 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?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Your words have been harsh against me,” says Yahweh. “But you say, ‘How have we spoken together against you?’ You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God! What is the gain if we keep his requirements, and if we walk as mourners before Yahweh of hosts?

KJV 1900King James Version

Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord.

Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

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?

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