Job 21:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 21:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 21:14 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 21:14 — KJV
“Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.”
— Job 21:14 (KJV)
Job 21:14 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 21:14
“Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:14: therefore, say, god
“And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:14: therefore, say, god
“Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:14: therefore, god, ways
“According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:14: say, god, desire
“Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.”
Shares key themes with Job 21:14: therefore, say, depart
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