Malachi 3:14

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?

Isaiah 58:3

‘Why have we fasted and You do not see?
Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’
Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire,
And drive hard all your workers.

Zephaniah 1:12

“It will come about at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’

Job 21:14-15

“They say to God, ‘Depart from us!
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Job 22:17

“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’

Job 34:9

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he is pleased with God.’

Job 35:3

“For you say, ‘What advantage will it be to You?
What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’

Psalm 73:8-13

They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.

Joel 2:12

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;

Zechariah 7:3-6

speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done these many years?”

James 4:9

Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.

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Summary

Malachi 3:14

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?

It is

Zephaniah 1:12

And that

Bible References

It is

“They say to God, ‘Depart from us!
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’
And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he is pleased with God.’

“For you say, ‘What advantage will it be to You?

What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’

They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.

‘Why have we fasted and You do not see?
Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’
Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire,
And drive hard all your workers.

“It will come about at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are

stagnant in spirit,

Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good or evil!’

And that

‘Why have we fasted and You do not see?
Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’
Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire,
And drive hard all your workers.

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“Return to Me with all your heart,
And with fasting, weeping and mourning;

speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done these many years?”

Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.