Job 21:14
Yet such a man says to the Lord, Depart from me; 1 I desire not to know thy ways. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
In Context
13And they spend their days in wealth, 1 And fall asleep in the rest of the grave. 1
Cross References
Psalms 10:4The Lord is in his holy temple, 1 As for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: 1 His eyes look upon the poor, 1 His eyelids try the sons of men. 1
Psalms 95:10Say among the heathen, The Lord reigns: 1 For he has established the world so that it shall not be moved: 1 He shall judge the people in righteousness. 1
Proverbs 1:22So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: 1 But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, 1 Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, 1 And are become subject to reproofs. 1
Isaiah 30:11and turn us aside from this way; remove from us this path, and remove from us the oracle of Israel.
Habakkuk 1:15He has brought up destruction with a hook, and drawn one with a casting net, and caught another in his drags: therefore shall his heart rejoice and be glad.
Matthew Henry on Job 21:8-17
Prosperity of the Wicked; Abuse of Earthly Prosperity. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 8 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at… Read the whole commentary →