Malachi

Malachi 3:14–15

¹⁴You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? ¹⁵So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

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Malachi 3:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have said	אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם	’ă·mar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
It is futile	שָׁ֖וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
to serve	עֲבֹ֣ד	‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
What	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have we gained	בֶּ֗צַע	be·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
by keeping	שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙	šā·mar·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
His requirements	מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ	miš·mar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4931 guard, watch
and walking	הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙	hā·laḵ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
mournfully	קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית	qə·ḏō·ran·nîṯ	Adverb	H6941 as mourners
before	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאֽוֹת׃	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Malachi 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
we	אֲנַ֖חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
call the arrogant	זֵדִ֑ים	zê·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2086 insolent, presumptuous
blessed	מְאַשְּׁרִ֣ים	mə·’aš·šə·rîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H833 go straight, go on, advance
Not only	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
do evildoers	עֹשֵׂ֣י	‘ō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6213 do, make
prosper	נִבְנוּ֙	niḇ·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1129 build
they even	גַּ֧ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
test	בָּחֲנ֛וּ	bā·ḥă·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H974 examine, try
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and escape	וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃	way·yim·mā·lê·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4422 slip away

Cross-references

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Malachi 3:14 Isaiah 58:3 · Psalm 73:8–13 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Job 35:3 · Zechariah 7:3–6 · Job 34:9 · Joel 2:12 · Job 22:17 · James 4:9

Malachi 3:15 Jeremiah 12:1–2 · Job 21:7–15 · Malachi 2:17 · Malachi 4:1 · Matthew 4:6–7 · Job 22:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.