Malachi 3:14-16

International Standard Version

¹⁴ You said, ‘It is futile to serve God,’ and, ‘What did we get out of it^[a] when we carried out his requirements and went about like mourners in the presence of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies?’ ¹⁵ and, ‘Now we call the arrogant one blessed. Those who do evil prosper and those who challenge God escape the consequences.’”^[b]

The Repentance of the Righteous

¹⁶ Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other. The Lord listened and took note,^[c] and a scroll of remembrance was written in his presence about those who fear the Lord and honor His name.