The Meaning of Job 21:15 Explained

Job 21:15

KJV: What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

YLT: What is the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

Darby: What is the Almighty that we should serve him? and what are we profited if we pray unto him?

ASV: What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Discover Job 21:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 21:15?

MEANING: What does Job 21:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 21:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 21:15?

What is the context of Job 21:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

What does Job 21:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 21:1-34 - "shall Any Teach God?"

After a brief introduction, in which he claims the right to reply, Job 21:1-6, Job brings forward a new argument. He affirms that his friends are wrong in assuming that the connection between sin and suffering is invariable. On the contrary, he urges that wicked men often spend their lives in prosperity, on the farm, in the fold, and in the home, Job 21:10-11. Sounds of joy issue from their dwellings, Job 21:12. They die without prolonged torture, Job 21:13. From the contention of his friends, Job turns to the passer-by for confirmation of his words. Surely, he says, it is a matter of common observation that some wicked men do prosper and die in peace, Job 21:29.

With Job's answer the second colloquy ends. His friends have gained nothing by their arguments, but Job has learned much by his afflictions. On the dark background of his night the Morning Star has actually begun to shine. He appeals to God with greater confidence and even finds refuge in Him; but so far, though arguing his case, he has preserved a humble and reverent attitude. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 21

¹ Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved
⁷ Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God
¹⁶ Sometimes their destruction is manifest
²¹ The happy and unhappy are alike in death
²⁷ The judgment of the wicked is in another world

What do the individual words in Job 21:15 mean?

What [is] the Almighty that we should serve Him and what profit do we have if we pray to Him

מַה־ שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־ נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־ נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־ בּֽוֹ

מַה־	What [is]
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
שַׁדַּ֥י	the Almighty
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁדַּי Sense: almighty, most powerful.
כִּֽי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ	we should serve Him
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve.
וּמַה־	and what
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל	profit do we have
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: יָעַל Sense: (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail.
נִפְגַּע־	we pray
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: פָּגַע Sense: to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession.
בּֽוֹ	to Him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular

What are the major concepts related to Job 21:15?

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