Job 21:14

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

And they say to God, Turn aside from us, || And the knowledge of Your ways || We have not desired.

YLT

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

DBY

And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!El

DRC

Who have said to God: Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

GNV

They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.

JPS

Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.

LXXE

Yet such a man says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know thy ways.

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WLC

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃

LXX-Br

Λέγει δὲ Κυρίῳ, ἀπόστα ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὁδούς σου εἰδέναι οὐ βούλομαι.

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• Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
• Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they…
• Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
• John 3:19–20And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for…
• Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
• John 15:23–24Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
• 2 Timothy 4:3–4For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn…
• Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
• John 8:45–47But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me! Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me? Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear…
• Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
• Habakkuk 1:15The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.
• Luke 8:28When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
• Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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