They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
Job 21:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We don’t want to know your ways. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways. American Standard Version (1901) And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. Common English Bible They say to God, “Turn away from us; we take no pleasure in knowing your ways; Catholic Public Domain Version Who has said to God, "Depart from us, for we do not want the knowledge of your ways. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who have said to God: Depart from us. We desire not the knowledge of thy ways. |
They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
because they turned aside from following him and did not understand any of his ways
But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who provides us with songs in the night,
‘How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Get out of the way! Leave the pathway. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel.’
Evil generation, pay attention to the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do my people claim, ‘We will go where we want; we will no longer come to you’?
You live in a world of deception. , In their deception they refuse to know me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook, catch them in their dragnet, and gather them in their fishing net; that is why they are glad and rejoice.
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said in a loud voice, ‘What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me! ’
Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So, getting into the boat, he returned.
And because they did not think it worth while to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
The mindset of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit to God’s law. Indeed, it is unable to do so.