Job 21:15

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 21

“What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”Job 21:15

What Does Job 21:15 Mean?

Job 21:15 is found in the book of Job, chapter 21, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to Job 21:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 5:2“And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.”Psalms 73:13“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”Job 34:9“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”Genesis 25:32“And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?”Malachi 1:13“Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.”Job 22:2“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?”Psalms 12:4“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”Proverbs 30:9“Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.”Isaiah 30:11“Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.”Job 8:3“Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?”Job 35:3“For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?”Isaiah 45:19“I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.”Hosea 13:6“According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.”Zephaniah 1:12“And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.”Romans 3:11“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”Psalms 14:4“Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.”Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”John 16:24“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”

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