Job 34:33 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 34:33

31 “For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastening;
I will offend no more;

32 Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’?

33 Should He repay it according to your terms,
Just because you disavow it?
You must choose, and not I;
Therefore speak what you know.

34 “Men of understanding say to me,
Wise men who listen to me:

35 ‘Job^a speaks without knowledge,
His words are without wisdom.’

36 Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost,
Because his answers are like those of wicked men!

37 For he adds ^arebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.”

Verse Comparison: Job 34:33

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American Standard Version
Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.

Amplified® Bible
Should [God's] recompense [for your sins] be as you will it, when you refuse to accept it? For you must do the choosing, and not I; therefore say what is your truthful conclusion.

Contemporary English Version
Do you make the rules, or does God? You have to decide-- I can't do it for you; now make up your mind.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
Since you object to what God does, can you expect him to do what you want? The decision is yours, not mine; tell us now what you think.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected {it?} For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.

New International Version
Should God then reward you on your terms,
when you refuse to repent?
You must decide, not I;
so tell me what you know.

New King James Version
Should He repay it according to your terms,
Just because you disavow it?
You must choose, and not I;
Therefore speak what you know.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.

Revised Standard Version
Will he then make requital to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know.

Young's Literal Translation
By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.

New English Translation
Is it your opinion¹ that God² should recompense it, because you reject this?³ But you must choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.

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