Job 34:33
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed His? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
- KJV
- Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
- WEB
- Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
- ASV
- Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.
- DARBY
- Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
- BLB
- will he repay it from with you, because you have rejected [it]? Then you must choose, and not I, and may you speak what you know.
- ÅB
- Skulle han vel gjengjelde etter ditt tykke? Du har jo klandret ham[^2]. Så må du velge og ikke jeg, og hva du vet, får du si.
- OTB
- Skal Gud gjengjelde på dine vilkår fordi du avviser Hans?
Du må velge, ikke jeg;
derfor, erklær hva du vet. - B1930
- Skulde han vel gjengjelde efter ditt tykke? Du har jo klandret ham. Så må du velge og ikke jeg, og hvad du vet, får du si. / < nemlig for hans gjengjeldelse.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 33:32
If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
Read in contextJob 34:11
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Read in contextProverbs 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Read in contextPsalms 135:6
Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:9
Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Read in contextRomans 11:35
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?
Read in contextPsalms 89:30–32
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Read in contextRomans 9:20
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
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