NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon 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) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "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? Holman Christian Standard Bible You have said: "It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? International Standard Version You said, 'It is futile to serve God,' and, 'What did we get out of it when we carried out his requirements and went about like mourners in the presence of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies?' NET Bible You have said, 'It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD who rules over all? GOD'S WORD® Translation "You have said, 'It's pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we've done? King James 2000 Bible 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 in mourning before the LORD of hosts? Links Malachi 3:14Malachi 3:14 NIV Malachi 3:14 NLT Malachi 3:14 ESV Malachi 3:14 NASB Malachi 3:14 KJV |
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