The Meaning of Job 21:14 Explained

Job 21:14

KJV: Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

YLT: And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Darby: And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!

ASV: And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Discover Job 21:14

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:14?

MEANING: What does Job 21:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 21:14?

What is the context of Job 21:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

What does Job 21:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:14 mean?

And yet they say to God Depart from us for the knowledge of Your ways not we do desire

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	And yet they say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֭אֵל	to God
Parse: Preposition, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֵל Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
ס֣וּר	Depart
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	from us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְדַ֥עַת	for the knowledge
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: דַּעַת Sense: knowledge.
דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ	of Your ways
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
חָפָֽצְנוּ	we do desire
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: חָפֵץ Sense: to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with.

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