KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Job 34:33
[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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
WEB World English Bible
Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Job 34
30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
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.
33 [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.
36 My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers for wicked men.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ֬H5973 · imwithיְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּהH7999 · sa.lemto completeכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforמָאַ֗סְתָּH3988 · ma.asto rejectכִּי־H3588 · kiforאַתָּ֣הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)תִבְחַ֣רH977 · ba.charto chooseוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotאָ֑נִיH589 · a.niIוּֽמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?יָדַ֥עְתָּH3045 · ya.dato knowדַבֵּֽר׃H1696 · da.varto speak: speak
Cross-references
Job 33:32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.Proverbs 11:31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.Job 34:11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.Isaiah 45:9Woe 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?Psalm 135:6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.Job 33:5If thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order before me, stand up.2 Thessalonians 1:6-7Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;Hebrews 11:26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.Romans 11:35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?Hebrews 2:2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;Psalm 89:30-32If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;Job 41:11Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him? whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.Job 15:31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.Job 18:4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?Romans 9:20Nay 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?Matthew 20:12-15Saying, These last have wrought [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.Job 9:12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
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