Malachi 3:14

Easy To Read Version

You said, “It is useless to worship the Lord. We did the things the Lord told us— but we didn’t gain anything. We were sad \{for our sins\} like people crying at a funeral. But it didn’t help.

Cross References

Job 22:17

Those people told God,\par ‘Leave us alone!\par God All-Powerful can’t do anything to us!’\par

Job 34:9

Why do I say that?\par Because Job says,\par ‘A person will gain nothing\par if he tries to please God.’\par

Job 35:3

And Job, you ask God,\par ‘What will a person gain\par if he tries to please God?\par What good will it do me\par if I don’t sin?’\par

Isaiah 43:22

“Jacob, you did not pray to me. Why? Because you, Israel, have become tired of me.

Isaiah 58:3

Now those people say, “We stop eating food to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We hurt our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?”

Jeremiah 18:12

But the people of Judah will answer, ‘It will not do any good to try. We will continue to do what we want. Each of us is going to do the things his stubborn, evil heart wants.’”

Jeremiah 2:25

Judah, stop chasing after idols!\par Stop being thirsty for those other gods.\par But you say, ‘It is no use! I can’t quit!\par I love those other gods.\par I want to worship them.’\par

Jeremiah 44:18

But then we stopped making sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven. And we stopped pouring out drink offerings to her. Since we have stopped doing those things in worship to her, we have had problems. Our people have been killed by swords and hunger.”

Hosea 7:16

But they were like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [74]} \par They changed directions,\par but they did not come back to me. {\cf2\super [75]} \par Their leaders bragged \{about their strength\}.\par But they will be killed with swords.\par And the people in Egypt will laugh at them.\par

Joel 2:12

This is the Lord’s message:\par “Now come back to me with all your heart,\par \{You did bad things,\}\par cry, cry and don’t eat any food!\par

Zephaniah 1:12

“At that time, I will take a lamp and search through Jerusalem. I will find all the people that are satisfied to live their own way. Those people say, ‘The Lord does nothing. He does not help and he does not hurt!’ I will find those people and I will punish them!

Malachi 3:13

The Lord says, “You said mean things to me.”

James 4:9

Be sad, be sorry, and cry! Change your laughter into crying. Change your joy into sadness.