because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
Parallel translations
- WEB because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
- KJV Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
- NKJV Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways,
- NASB Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways,
- NLT For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.
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Quick answer
Elihu describes the wicked as those who deliberately turned away from following God and ignored all His ways. Their judgment springs from willful rebellion, not mere accident.
Overview
Continuing his case for God's justice, Elihu pictures the wicked turning aside from the LORD and refusing to heed His revealed ways. The phrase 'any of his ways' stresses a total, settled disregard for God's commands. This sets up the principle that God judges sin righteously, anticipating the gospel truth that all have turned aside (Rom. 3:12) and need the obedience of Christ.
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- Ps 28:5Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
- 1 Sam 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
- Isa 5:12At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.
- Heb 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
- Zeph 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
- Ps 107:43Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
- Isa 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
- Ps 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- 2 Tim 4:10because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Luke 17:31–32On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
- Prov 1:29–30For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
- Acts 15:38But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
- Hag 2:15–19Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,
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