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Job 21

Job 21:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thereforeh they say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
, Depart
cuwr (Hebrew #5493)
a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
Pronounce: soor
Origin: or suwr (Hosea 9:12) {soor}
from us; for we desire
chaphets (Hebrew #2654)
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
KJV usage: X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
Pronounce: khaw-fates'
Origin: a primitive root
not the knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
of thy ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
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for we.
Prov. 1:7,22,29• 7The fear of Jehovah (is) the beginning of knowledge:{HR}Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
22How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness,{HR}And scorners delight them in scorning,{HR}And fools hate wisdom?
29Because they hated knowledge{HR}And chose not the fear of Jehovah;
(Prov. 1:7,22,29)
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John 3:19‑20• 19And this is the judgment, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not unto the light lest his works should be convicted;
(John 3:19‑20)
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John 8:45‑47• 45But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not.
46Which of you convinceth me of sin? If I speak truth, why do ye not believe me?
47He that is of God heareth the words of God; for this cause ye hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.
(John 8:45‑47)
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Rom. 1:28• 28And even as they disapproved to have God in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind to do improper things; (Rom. 1:28)
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2 Thess. 2:10‑12• 10and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those that perish, because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved.
11And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error that they should believe falsehood,
12that all might be judged who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
(2 Thess. 2:10‑12)
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2 Tim. 4:3‑4• 3For the time will be when they will not endure sound teaching; but according to their own lusts they will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;
4and from the truth they will turn away their ear, and will be turned aside unto fables.
(2 Tim. 4:3‑4)
 All their days are in prosperity until the end comes, although these very men said to God, “Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.” (Job 3-31 by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Yet they say to God, Depart from us,{HR}For we desired not the knowledge of thy ways: