Job

Job 21:13–15

¹³They spend their days in prosperity

and go down to Sheol in peace.^a

¹⁴Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone!

For we have no desire to know Your ways.

¹⁵Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,

and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They spend	יְבַלּוּ	yə·ḇal·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1086 become old and worn out
their days	יְמֵיהֶ֑ם	yə·mê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3117 day
in prosperity	בַטּ֣וֹב	ḇaṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and go down	יֵחָֽתּוּ׃	yê·ḥāt·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5181 go down, descend
to Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
in peace	וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע	ū·ḇə·re·ḡa‘	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet they say	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to God	לָ֭אֵל	lā·’êl	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Leave us alone	ס֣וּר	sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
For we have no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
desire	חָפָֽצְנוּ׃	ḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2654 delight in
to know	וְדַ֥עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1847 knowledge
Your ways	דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is the Almighty	שַׁדַּ֥י	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we should serve Him	נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ	na·‘aḇ·ḏen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
and what	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
would we gain	נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל	nō·w·‘îl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3276 profit, avail, benefit
if	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we pray	נִפְגַּע־	nip̄·ga‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
to Him	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 21:13 Job 36:11

Job 21:14 Job 22:17 · Romans 8:7 · Psalm 10:4 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · John 3:19–20 · John 15:23–24 · 2 Timothy 4:3–4 · Proverbs 1:29

Job 21:15 Exodus 5:2 · Job 34:9 · Malachi 1:13–14 · Isaiah 30:11 · Psalm 12:4 · Proverbs 30:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.