Job 21:15 · KJV
“What {is} the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”
— Job 21:15
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 21 — Context
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. {in wealth: or, in mirth}
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15What {is} the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and {how oft} cometh their destruction upon them! {God} distributeth sorrows in his anger. {candle: or, lamp}
Cross References
Exodus 5:2
And Pharaoh said, Who {is} the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Job 34:9
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Malachi 1:13-14
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness {is it}! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought {that which was} torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. {and ye have...: or, whereas ye might have blown it away}
Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny {thee}, and say, Who {is} the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God {in vain}. {deny...: Heb. belie thee}
Isaiah 30:11
Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Psalms 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips {are} our own: who {is} lord over us? {are...: Heb. are with us}
Job 35:3
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? {and}, What profit shall I have, {if I be cleansed} from my sin? {if...: or, by it more than by my sin}
Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.