Job 21:15-16, Isa 9:13, 31:1, 55:6, 65:1, Hos 7:10, Rom 8:7 | ESV | STEP | What is the Almighty , that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?

Job 21:15-16

15 ^aWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what ^bprofit do we get if we pray to him?’
16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?
^cThe counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Isaiah 9:13

13 The people ^ddid not turn to him who struck them,
nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

1 Woe to ^ethose who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who ^ftrust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but ^gdo not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!

Isaiah 55:6

6 ^h“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;

Isaiah 65:1

Judgment and Salvation

1 ⁱI was ready to be sought by ^jthose who did not ask for me;
I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
to a nation that was not called by ^{▼▼Or that did not call upon} my name.

Hosea 7:10

10 ^lThe pride of Israel testifies to his face; ^{▼▼Or in his presence}
ⁿyet they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek him, for all this.

Romans 8:7

7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is ^ohostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; ^pindeed, it cannot.