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Job 31:14
14What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
Job 31:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
- New International Version (NIV)what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?
- English Standard Version (ESV)what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
- New King James Version (NKJV)What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
Context of Job 31:14
12For it is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (destruction, ruin, final torment); And [illicit passion] would burn and rage and uproot all my [life’s] increase [destroying everything]. 13“If I have despised and rejected the claim of my male or female servants When they filed a complaint against me, What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him? 15Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant, And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb? 16“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
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וּמָ֣ה אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָק֣וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִֽי־יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:14
- Job 9:32For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him, That we may go to court and judgment together.
- Job 10:2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]! Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.
- Psalms 9:12For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people); He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
- Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand [in judgment]; Do not forget the suffering.
- Psalms 44:21Would not God discover this? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 76:9When God arose to [establish] judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 143:2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
- Isaiah 10:3Now what will you do in the day of [God’s] punishment, And in the storm of devastation which will come from far away? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth [for safekeeping]?
- Zechariah 2:13“Be still before the Lord, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people].”
- Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; The days of retribution are at hand; Let Israel know this! The prophet is [considered] a fool; The man [of God] who is inspired is [treated as if] demented, Because of the abundance of your wickedness and guilt, And because your deep antagonism [toward God and the prophets] is so great.
- Micah 7:4The best of them is [injurious] like a briar; The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets] And your punishment comes; Now shall be their confusion.
- Mark 7:2and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].
- James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
Commentaries on Job 31:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14What then shall I do when God riseth up? - That is, when he rises up to pronounce sentence upon people, or to execute impartial justice. Job admits that if he had done injustice to a servant, he would have reason to dread the divine indignation, and that he could have no excuse. “I tremble,” said President Jefferson, speaking of slavery in the United States “when I remember that God is just!” Notes on Virginia. And when he visiteth - When he comes to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 All the defilements of the life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those that indulge it, are said to burn. It consumes all that is good there, and lays the conscience waste. It kindles the fire of God's wrath, which, if not quenched by the blood of Christ, will consume even to eternal destruction. It consumes the body; it consumes the substance. Burning lusts bring burning judgments. Job had a numerous household, and he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15Rejected … manservant or maidservant: This might refer to violating the fourth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:12–15). He who made me in the womb also make them: Job applied the idea of being made in God's image to the poor person and even to slaves (Proverbs 14:31; 22:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2313-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy. despise the cause--refused to do them justice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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