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Job 34:9 Cross-References
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“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”
Job 34:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 34:9
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. Elihu attributes to Job a statement Job never made. The Hebrew chepets (חֵפֶץ, "profiteth") means to find pleasure or advantage. Yitratsen (יִתְרַצֶּה, "delight himself") comes from ratsah (רָצָה), meaning to be pleased with or find acceptance. The accusation is that Job denies any benefit from delighting in God—essentially claiming piety is futile.This misrepresentation reveals Elihu's fundamental misunderstanding. Job never said serving God is unprofitable; rather, he protested that God seems to treat the r...
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Cross-References for Job 34:9
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“'Depart from us”
“'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have”
“'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have kept his charge”
“and cleanse my hands with lye”
“and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
“and call on God at all times?”
“That they are led forth to the day of wrath?”
“'Depart from us;' and”