Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired not the knowledge of thy ways.
New American Standard Bible
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.
King James Version
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Holman Bible
We don’t want to know Your ways.
International Standard Version
"They say to God, "Turn away from us! We have no desire to know your ways.
A Conservative Version
And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
American Standard Version
And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Amplified
“Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
Bible in Basic English
Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways.
Darby Translation
And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
King James 2000
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of your ways.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they say to God, 'Turn away from us, for we do not desire to know your ways.
Modern King James verseion
And they say to God, Depart from us; for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They say unto God, 'Go from us: we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
NET Bible
So they say to God, 'Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways.
New Heart English Bible
They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we do not want to know about your ways.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure.
Webster
Therefore they say to God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
World English Bible
They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
Themes
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Desires » Who does not desire God
Ignorance » Of God's word » Wilful
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
Interlinear
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Chaphets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
13 Their days glided on in good, and in a moment they will lay hold of hades. 14 And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired not the knowledge of thy ways. 15 What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?
Cross References
Job 22:17
They saying to God, Depart fron us: and what shall the Almighty do for them?
Proverbs 1:29
For that they hated knowledge, and chose not the fear of Jehovah:
Psalm 10:4
The unjust according to the height of his anger, will not seek: God is not in all his thoughts.
Psalm 10:11
Saying in his heart, God forgat: he hid his face; not seeing forever.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: the foolish despised wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple, will ye love simplicity? and mockers delight to mock for them, and the foolish hate knowledge?
Habakkuk 1:15
And he brought up a completion with the book, he will drag him in his net, and he will gather him in his fishnet: for this he will rejoice and be glad.
Luke 8:28
And having seen Jesus and cried out, he fell before him, and with a great voice said, What to me and thee, Jesus, Son of God most high? I implore thee, thou wouldst not torment me.
Luke 8:37
And all the multitude of the country round about, of the Gadarenes, asked him to depart from them; for they were held fast by great fear: and he having gone into the ship, returned.
John 3:19-20
And this is the judgment, that light has come into the world, and men rather loved darkness than light, for their works were evil.
John 8:45-47
And because I say the truth, ye believe me not.
John 15:23-24
He hating me hates my Father also.
Romans 1:28
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
Romans 8:7
Wherefore the thought of the flesh enmity to God: for it is not subject to the law of God, for it cannot be.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
And in all deceit of iniquity in the lost; because they received not the love of the truth, for them to be saved.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will be when they will not hear sound doctrine; but according to their own eager desires they will heap up to themselves teachers, feeling itchings for a report;