Job 22:17
Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
In Context
16Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.
18And he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Cross References
Job 21:10His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
Psalms 4:6Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Malachi 3:14Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?
Matthew 8:34And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on [him] that he might depart from their borders.
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 →