Job 34:31

“Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne {chastisement;} I will not offend {anymore;}
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For hath any said unto God, I have borne `chastisement', I will not offend `any more':
- American Standard Version (1901)

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- Basic English Bible

For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
- Darby Bible

Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
- Webster's Bible

For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
- World English Bible

For unto God hath any said: `I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
- Youngs Literal Bible

For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Job 34:31


34:29 Whether - God can carry on his work either of mercy or justice, as irresistible upon an whole nation as upon one particular person.

34:30 Reign not - May not continue his tyranny, lest the people be ensnared, lest the people should be longer kept in the the snares of oppression; God doth this to free poor oppressed people from the snares which ungodly men lay for them.

34:32 That - The secret sins which I cannot discover, manifest thou to me.

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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