Job 34:33

“Should it bee according to thy minde? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou chuse, and not I: therefore speake what thou knowest.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations

[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.
- King James Version

"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected {it?} For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
- Webster's Bible

Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
- World English Bible

By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 34:33


34:33 Should it be - Doth God need thy advice how to govern the world, and whom, and when to reward or punish? Refuse - To submit as is expressed, ver.#32|. Therefore - If thou canst say any thing for thyself, I am ready to hear thy defence.


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