Verse 14

Ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, It is vain{H7723} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} God{H430}: and what profit{H1215} is it that we have kept{H8104}{(H8804)} his ordinance{H4931}, and that we have walked{H1980}{(H8804)} mournfully{H6941} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}?

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 58:3 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted{H6684}{(H8804)}, say they, and thou seest{H7200}{(H8804)} not? wherefore have we afflicted{H6031}{(H8765)} our soul{H5315}, and thou takest no knowledge{H3045}{(H8799)}? Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672}{(H8799)} pleasure{H2656}, and exact{H5065}{(H8799)} all your labours{H6092}.
  • Zeph 1:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass at that time{H6256}, that I will search{H2664}{(H8762)} Jerusalem{H3389} with candles{H5216}, and punish{H6485}{(H8804)} the men{H582} that are settled{H7087}{(H8802)} on their lees{H8105}: that say{H559}{(H8802)} in their heart{H3824}, The LORD{H3068} will not do good{H3190}{(H8686)}, neither will he do evil{H7489}{(H8686)}.
  • Zech 7:3-6 : 3 And to speak{H559}{(H8800)} unto the priests{H3548} which were in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and to the prophets{H5030}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Should I weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, separating{H5144}{(H8736)} myself, as I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} these so many years{H8141}? 4 Then came the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 5 Speak{H559}{(H8798)} unto all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, and to the priests{H3548}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When ye fasted{H6684}{(H8804)} and mourned{H5594}{(H8800)} in the fifth{H2549} and seventh{H7637} month, even those seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, did ye at all{H6684}{(H8800)} fast{H6684}{(H8804)} unto me, even to me? 6 And when ye did eat{H398}{(H8799)}, and when ye did drink{H8354}{(H8799)}, did not ye eat{H398}{(H8802)} for yourselves, and drink{H8354}{(H8802)} for yourselves?
  • Jas 4:9 : 9 Be afflicted{G5003}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} mourn{G3996}{(G5657)}, and{G2532} weep{G2799}{(G5657)}: let your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344}{(G5649)} to{G1519} mourning{G3997}, and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness{G2726}.
  • Joel 2:12 : 12 Therefore also now, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, turn{H7725}{(H8798)} ye even to me with all your heart{H3824}, and with fasting{H6685}, and with weeping{H1065}, and with mourning{H4553}:
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Therefore they say{H559}{(H8799)} unto God{H410}, Depart{H5493}{(H8798)} from us; for we desire{H2654}{(H8804)} not the knowledge{H1847} of thy ways{H1870}. 15 What is the Almighty{H7706}, that we should serve{H5647}{(H8799)} him? and what profit{H3276}{(H8686)} should we have, if we pray{H6293}{(H8799)} unto him?
  • Job 22:17 : 17 Which said{H559}{(H8802)} unto God{H410}, Depart{H5493}{(H8798)} from us: and what can the Almighty{H7706} do{H6466}{(H8799)} for them?
  • Job 34:9 : 9 For he hath said{H559}{(H8804)}, It profiteth{H5532}{(H8799)} a man{H1397} nothing that he should delight{H7521}{(H8800)} himself with God{H430}.
  • Job 35:3 : 3 For thou saidst{H559}{(H8799)}, What advantage{H5532}{(H8799)} will it be unto thee? and, What profit{H3276}{(H8686)} shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin{H2403}?
  • Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They are corrupt{H4167}{H8686)}, and speak{H1696}{H8762)} wickedly{H7451} concerning oppression{H6233}: they speak{H1696}{H8762)} loftily{H4791}. 9 They set{H8371}{H8804)} their mouth{H6310} against the heavens{H8064}, and their tongue{H3956} walketh{H1980}{H8799)} through the earth{H776}. 10 Therefore his people{H5971} return{H7725}{H8799)}{H8675)}{H7725}{H8686)} hither{H1988}: and waters{H4325} of a full{H4392} cup are wrung out{H4680}{H8735)} to them. 11 And they say{H559}{H8804)}, How doth God{H410} know{H3045}{H8804)}? and is there{H3426} knowledge{H1844} in the most High{H5945}? 12 Behold, these are the ungodly{H7563}, who prosper{H7961} in the world{H5769}; they increase{H7685}{H8689)} in riches{H2428}. 13 Verily I have cleansed{H2135}{H8765)} my heart{H3824} in vain{H7385}, and washed{H7364}{H8799)} my hands{H3709} in innocency{H5356}.