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Job 34:9
9For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please 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.
- 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.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)He has even said, ‘Why waste time trying to please God?’
Context of Job 34:9
7Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water? 8He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked. For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’ 10“So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong. 11He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
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כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 34:9
- Job 9:22It is all the same; that is why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
- Job 22:17They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’
- Job 35:3Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’
- Malachi 3:14“You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?
- Job 27:10Will they find delight in the Almighty? Will they call on God at all times?
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your 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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