Job 34:32

Job 34:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
• New International Version (NIV)Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’?

Context of Job 34:32

30that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people. 31Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more. Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’ 33Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know. 34Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

Job 34:32 word by word

בִּלְעֲדֵ֣י אֶ֭חֱזֶה אַתָּ֣ה הֹרֵ֑נִי אִֽם־עָ֥וֶל פָּ֝עַ֗לְתִּי לֹ֣א אֹסִֽיף׃Read the interlinear

• Teach meיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
• what I cannotבִּלְעֲדֵיbil‛ădêy bal‛ădêy · besideH1107
• seeחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• seeאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• ifאִם'im · ifH518
• I have doneפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• wrongעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• I will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• do it againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Cross-references for Job 34:32

• Job 10:2I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
• Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
• Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
• Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
• Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
• Luke 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
• Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Commentaries on Job 34:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32That which I see not - "What I do not know, teach thou me; wherein I have done iniquity, I will do so no more."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32That which I see not, teach thou me - That is, in regard to my errors and sins. No prayer could be more appropriate than this. It is language becoming every one who is afflicted, and who does not see clearly the reason why it is done. The sense is, that with a full belief that he is liable to error and sin, that he has a wicked and deceitful heart, and that God never afflicts without reason, he should go to him and ask him to show him “why” he has…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 When we reprove for what is amiss, we must direct to what is good. Job's friends would have had him own himself a wicked man. Let will only oblige him to own that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. Let us, in giving reproof, not make a matter worse than it is. Elihu directs Job to humble himself before God for his sins, and to accept the punishment. Also to pray to God to discover his sins to him. A good man is willing to know the worst of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. (Job 10:2; Psa 32:8; 19:12; 139:23, 24). no more--(Pr 28:13; Ep 4:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:32

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Repentance
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Chastisement
• Choose
• Dust
• Elihu
• Fit

Commentaries on Job 34

• 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