American Standard Version
Job 34:9
9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothingThat he should delight himself with God.
Job 34:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
- New International Version (NIV)For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing That he should delight in God.’
Context of Job 34:9
7What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water, 8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men? For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God. 10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.
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כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 34:9
- Job 9:22It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
- Job 21:14And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
- Job 22:17Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?
- Job 35:3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
- Malachi 3:14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?
- Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
- Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Commentaries on Job 34:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself in God - That is, there is no advantage in piety, and in endeavoring to serve God. It will make no difference in the divine dealings with him. He will be treated just as well if he lives a life of sin, as if he undertakes to live after the severest rules of piety. Job had not used precisely this language, but in Job 9:22, he had expressed nearly the same sentiment. It is probable…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Elihu later repeated this accusation (35:3; compare Psalm 73:13; Zephaniah 1:12; Malachi 3:14). But he misrepresented Job’s words (Job 9:22–23; 21:15). Job had actually criticized those who had this perspective (21:14–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. with God--in intimacy (Psa 50:18, Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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