Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Holman Bible
and what will we gain by pleading with Him?”
International Standard Version
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Where's the profit in talking to him?'
A Conservative Version
What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray to him?
American Standard Version
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Amplified
‘Who [and what] is
And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’
Bible in Basic English
What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
Darby Translation
What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him?
Julia Smith Translation
What the Almighty that we shall serve him? and what shall we be profited if we shall supplicate to him?
King James 2000
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [is] Shaddai that we should serve him, or what would we benefit when we plead with him?'
Modern King James verseion
what is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray to Him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What manner of fellow is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, to submit ourselves unto him?'
NET Bible
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?'
New Heart English Bible
What is Shaddai, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'
The Emphasized Bible
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? Or what shall we profit, that we should urge him?
Webster
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray to him?
World English Bible
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'
Themes
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Lead to » Rejection of God
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Lead to rejection of God
Character » Of the wicked » Prayerless
Character of the wicked » Prayerless
Desires » Who does not desire God
Sin » The wicked » Encouraged in, by prosperity
Vanity » The wicked » Count God's service as
Interlinear
`abad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 21:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar
14 And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired. 15 What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?' 16 Lo, not in their hand is their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Names
Cross References
Job 34:9
For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'
Exodus 5:2
and Pharaoh saith, 'Who is Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'
Job 35:3
For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'
Psalm 12:4
Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'
Proverbs 30:9
Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.
Isaiah 30:11
Turn aside from the way, decline from the path, Cause to cease from before us the Holy One of Israel.'
Isaiah 45:19
Not in secret have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth, I have not said to the seed of Jacob, In vain seek ye Me, I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, Declaring uprightness.
Hosea 13:6
According to their feedings they are satiated, They have been satiated, And their heart is lifted up, Therefore they have forgotten Me,
Malachi 1:13-14
And ye have said, 'Lo, what a weariness,' And ye have puffed at it, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have brought in plunder, And the lame and the sick, And ye have brought in the present! Do I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.
Matthew 7:7
'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
John 16:24
till now ye did ask nothing in my name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.