They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
Job 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him, and what will we gain by pleading with him? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him? [Exod. 5:2.] American Standard Version (1901) What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? Common English Bible who is the Almighty that we should serve him, and what can we gain if we meet him?” Catholic Public Domain Version Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what doth it profit us if we pray to him? |
They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does he profit if you perfect your behaviour?
For you ask, ‘What does it profit you, and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin? ’
But Pharaoh responded, ‘Who is the Lord that I should obey him by letting Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.’
Otherwise, I might have too much and deny you, saying, ‘Who is the Lord? ’ or I might have nothing and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Get out of the way! Leave the pathway. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel.’
I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek me in a wasteland. I am the Lord, who speaks righteously, who declares what is right.
You live in a world of deception. , In their deception they refuse to know me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; they were satisfied, and their hearts became proud. Therefore they forgot me.
You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping his requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Armies?
‘Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.