14 Yet they say to God, 'Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
14 They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
14 They say to God, 'Get lost! We've no interest in you or your ways.
14 Yet they say to God, 'Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
14 And yet they say to God, 'Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
17 They said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'
17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
17 They said to God, 'Depart from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?'
17 They told God, 'Get lost! What good is God Almighty to us?'
17 They said to God, 'Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?'
17 For they said to God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?'
(Read Job 22:15-20)
Eliphaz would have Job mark the old way that wicked men have trodden, and see what the end of their way was. It is good for us to mark it, that we may not walk therein. But if others are consumed, and we are not, instead of blaming them, and lifting up ourselves, as Eliphaz does here, we ought to be thankful to God, and take it for a warning.
34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
34 Those who heard about it were angry about the drowned pigs. A mob formed and demanded that Jesus get out and not come back.
34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their region.
34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone.
(Read Matthew 8:28-34)
The devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Saviour; they neither have, nor hope for any benefit from him. Oh the depth of this mystery of Divine love; that fallen man has so much to do with Christ, when fallen angels have nothing to do with him! Hebrews 2:16. Surely here was torment, to be forced to own the excellence that is in Christ, and yet they had no part in him. The devils desire not to have any thing to do with Christ as a Ruler. See whose language those speak, who will have nothing to do with the gospel of Christ. But it is not true that the devils have nothing to do with Christ as a Judge; for they have, and they know it, and thus it is with all the children of men. Satan and his instruments can go no further than he permits; they must quit possession when he commands. They cannot break his hedge of protection about his people; they cannot enter even a swine without his leave. They had leave. God often, for wise and holy ends, permits the efforts of Satan's rage. Thus the devil hurries people to sin; hurries them to what they have resolved against, which they know will be shame and grief to them: miserable is the condition of those who are led captive by him at his will. There are a great many who prefer their swine before the Saviour, and so come short of Christ and salvation by him. They desire Christ to depart out of their hearts, and will not suffer his word to have place in them, because he and his word would destroy their brutish lusts, those swine which they give themselves up to feed. And justly will Christ forsake all that are weary of him; and say hereafter, Depart, ye cursed, to those who now say to the Almighty, Depart from us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 21:14
Commentary on Job 21:7-16
(Read Job 21:7-16)
Job says, Remarkable judgments are sometimes brought upon notorious sinners, but not always. Wherefore is it so? This is the day of God's patience; and, in some way or other, he makes use of the prosperity of the wicked to serve his own counsels, while it ripens them for ruin; but the chief reason is, because he will make it appear there is another world. These prospering sinners make light of God and religion, as if because they have so much of this world, they had no need to look after another. But religion is not a vain thing. If it be so to us, we may thank ourselves for resting on the outside of it. Job shows their folly.