Christian Standard Bible
Job 34:32
32Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”
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
30so that godless men should not rule or ensnare the people. 31Suppose someone says to God, “I have endured my punishment; I will no longer act wickedly. Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.” 33Should God repay you on your terms when you have rejected his? You must choose, not I! So declare what you know. 34Reasonable men will say to me, along with the wise men who hear me,
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בִּלְעֲדֵ֣י אֶ֭חֱזֶה אַתָּ֣ה הֹרֵ֑נִי אִֽם־עָ֥וֶל פָּ֝עַ֗לְתִּי לֹ֣א אֹסִֽיף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 34:32
- Job 10:2I will say to God, “Do not declare me guilty! Let me know why you prosecute me.
- Psalms 19:12Who perceives his unintentional sins? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- Psalms 25:4Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with my eye on you, I will give counsel.
- Psalms 139:23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- Psalms 143:8Let me experience your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in you. Reveal to me the way I should go because I appeal to you.
- Proverbs 28:13The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Luke 3:8Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
- Ephesians 4:22to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by 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
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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
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