Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
We don’t want to know Your 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.
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!
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to God, Depart from us; and we desired 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
and go down to Sheol in peace.
We don’t want to know Your ways.
and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”
Cross References
Job 22:17
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”
Proverbs 1:29
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,
Psalm 10:4
the wicked arrogantly thinks:
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”
Psalm 10:11
He hides His face and will never see.”
Proverbs 1:7
is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:22
How long will you mockers
and you fools hate knowledge?
Habakkuk 1:15
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.
Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out,
Luke 8:37
Then all the people of the Gerasene region
John 3:19-20
John 8:45-47
John 15:23-24
Romans 1:28
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.
Romans 8:7
For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. They perish because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine,