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What can the Almighty do to us?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They said to God, ‘Depart from us,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They said to God, ‘Go away from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They said to God, &#8216Depart from us!&#8217 And &#8216What can the Almighty do to them?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do for us <i>or</i> to us?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were the ones who said to God, “Leave us alone! ” and “What can the Almighty do to us? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were the ones who said to God, &#8220Leave us alone!&#8221 and &#8220What can the Almighty do to us?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They rejected God All-Powerful, feeling he was helpless, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who said unto God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do for us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They told God, 'Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These are the ones who rejected God and believed that he could do nothing to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They told God, 'Get away from us!' and 'What will the Almighty do to them?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said to God, ?Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They were saying to God, 'Turn away from us,' and 'What can the Almighty do to us?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can Shaddai do for us?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who said to God, depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Those saying to God, Turn aside from us, "" And what does the Mighty One do to them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They saying to God, Depart from us: and what shall the Almighty do for them?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They said to God, “Withdraw from us,” and they treated the Almighty as if he could do nothing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They said to God, “Let us alone!” and, “What can the Almighty do to us?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They said to God, ‘Leave us alone,’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us?’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who said to God, Depart from us; what can God do for us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they were saying to God: ‘depart from us, and we do not want to know your ways, and what does God do for us?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; And what could the Almighty do unto them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3463" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: hā·’ō·mə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">They said</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: lā·’êl (Prep:: N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">to God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sūr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">‘Depart</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from us.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·mah- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: šad·day (N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">can the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: yip̄·‘al (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">do</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to us?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a></span><br />The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Isaiah 30:11-12</a></span><br />Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” / Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm">Jeremiah 2:31</a></span><br />You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-29.htm">Proverbs 1:29-31</a></span><br />For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. / They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. / So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-5.htm">2 Peter 3:5</a></span><br />But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</a></span><br />For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a></span><br />to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Malachi 3:14-15</a></span><br />You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? / So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm">2 Timothy 3:4</a></span><br />traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a></span><br />In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10</a></span><br />You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which said to God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?</p><p class="hdg">Depart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-10.htm">Job 21:10,14,15</a></b></br> Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Isaiah 30:11</a></b></br> Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Matthew 8:29,34</a></b></br> And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? … </p><p class="hdg">and what</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a></b></br> <i>There be</i> many that say, Who will shew us <i>any</i> good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Malachi 3:14</a></b></br> Ye have said, It <i>is</i> vain to serve God: and what profit <i>is it</i> that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?</p><p class="hdg">for them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/22-13.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/22-13.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-9.htm">Able</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/39-11.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/job/35-3.htm">What</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They said to God, ‘Depart from us.</b><br>This phrase reflects the attitude of the wicked who reject God's authority and presence. In the context of Job, Eliphaz accuses Job of aligning with such people. This echoes the rebellion seen in <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>, where humanity sought independence from God by building the Tower of Babel. The desire for autonomy from God is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting humanity's sinful nature and the tendency to reject divine guidance.<p><b>What can the Almighty do to us?’</b><br>This rhetorical question underscores the arrogance and false sense of security among those who dismiss God's power and judgment. It parallels the attitude of the Israelites in <a href="/malachi/3-14.htm">Malachi 3:14</a>, who questioned the benefit of serving God. Historically, this reflects the cultural context of ancient Near Eastern societies, where people often relied on their own strength or other deities. Theologically, it contrasts with the biblical teaching of God's sovereignty and omnipotence, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Isaiah 40:15</a>, which emphasizes God's control over nations. This attitude is ultimately refuted by the reality of God's justice and the eventual accountability all people face, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, accusing Job of wickedness and suggesting that Job's suffering is due to his sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He is undergoing severe trials and suffering, which prompts discussions with his friends about the nature of God and human suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (The Almighty)</a></b><br>The central divine figure in the Book of Job, whose sovereignty and justice are questioned and explored throughout the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, associated with wisdom, from which Eliphaz hails.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, those who reject God and His authority, believing they can live independently of His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rejecting_god.htm">The Danger of Rejecting God</a></b><br>The verse highlights the peril of dismissing God’s authority and presence. It serves as a warning against the arrogance of believing we can live without God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Eliphaz’s accusation reflects a misunderstanding of suffering. Not all suffering is a direct result of personal sin, and this calls for a deeper trust in God’s wisdom and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_friends_in_times_of_trial.htm">The Role of Friends in Times of Trial</a></b><br>Eliphaz’s approach shows the importance of offering true comfort and understanding rather than judgment. We should seek to support others with empathy and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_pride.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Human Pride</a></b><br>The verse challenges us to recognize God’s ultimate power and authority over our lives, countering human pride and self-sufficiency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_attitude_toward_god.htm">Reflecting on Our Attitude Toward God</a></b><br>It prompts self-examination of our own attitudes toward God’s presence and authority in our lives. Are we living in submission to Him, or are we pushing Him away?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_else_is_a_savior_besides_me.htm">What does breathing signify in relation to Yahweh's name?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_17's_view_on_suffering_contradict_other_scriptures.htm">In Job 5:17, why is suffering portrayed as proof of divine discipline, and does this contradict other scriptures where suffering occurs without such a cause?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_prayers_go_unanswered.htm">Why does Psalm 34:17-18 promise God hears and delivers the righteous but seem to conflict with other passages describing unanswered prayers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_suffering_lead_to_bitterness.htm">If suffering builds character, why do some people suffer so much that they become bitter instead?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Which said unto God, Depart from us.</span>--Here again he attributes to Job the very thoughts he had ascribed to the wicked (<a href="/context/job/20-14.htm" title="Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.">Job 20:14-15</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who said unto God, Depart from us</span> (comp. <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14</a>). Eliphaz tries, though with no very great success, <span class="accented">to</span> turn Job's words against him. And, What can the Almighty do for them? <span class="accented">i.e. and ask what the Almighty can do for them.</span> A change from the second to the third person, without any change of subject, is not unusual in Hebrew. The wicked renounce God, and bid him depart from them - conduct which they justify by asking what good he could do them if they acted otherwise. The idea is the same as that of <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Job 21:15</a>, though not expressed so pointedly. What Eliphaz thinks to gain by echoing Job's words is not very apparent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They said</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹמְרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to God,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֭אֵל</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Depart</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֣וּר</span> <span class="translit">(sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from us.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">What</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can the Almighty</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁדַּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do to us?’</span><br /><span class="heb">יִּפְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-17.htm">Job 22:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-17.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:17 Who said to God 'Depart from us (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/22-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/22-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>