Job 22:17

They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?

In Context

16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.

18But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

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Cross References

Job 21:10Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.

Psalms 4:6Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

Matthew 8:34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Matthew Henry on Job 22:16-21

Judgments Executed on the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire… Read the whole commentary →

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