that the wicked are spared in the day of calamity and are rescued in the day of wrath?
Job 34:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For he has said, ‘It profits one nothing to take delight in God.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God and consent to Him. American Standard Version (1901) For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God. Common English Bible Indeed he said, “No one is rewarded for delighting in God.” Catholic Public Domain Version For he has said, "Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he hath said: Man shall not please God, although he run with him. |
that the wicked are spared in the day of calamity and are rescued in the day of wrath?
They said to God, ‘Leave us alone,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
Will they take delight in the Almighty? Will they call upon God at all times?
If you ask, ‘What advantage have I? How am I better off than if I had sinned?’
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
You make friends with a thief when you see one, and you keep company with adulterers.
All in vain I have kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence.
“Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day and oppress all your workers.
You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts?