Job 21:14
12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- KJV
- Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
- WEB
- They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.
- ASV
- And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
- DARBY
- And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
- BLB
- And they said to God, ‘Turn away from us! For we do not delight to know Your ways.
- ÅB
- Og dog sa de til Gud: Vik fra oss! Vi har ikke lyst til å kjenne dine veier.
- OTB
- Likevel sier de til Gud: ‘Gå bort fra oss!
Vi har ingen lyst til å kjenne dine veier. - B1930
- Og dog sa de til Gud: Vik fra oss! Vi har ikke lyst til å kjenne dine veier.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 22:17
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Read in contextRomans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Read in contextPsalms 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Read in contextJohn 15:23–24
He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
Read in contextProverbs 1:29
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Read in contextJohn 3:19–20
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:3–4
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Read in context