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 the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared. 31For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend; What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more? 33Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest. 34Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:

Job 34:32 word by word

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

• seeחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• teachיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384

Cross-references for Job 34:32

• Job 10:2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.
• Psalms 19:12Who understandeth [his] errors? Purify me from secret [faults].
• Psalms 25:4Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths.
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.
• Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;
• Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul.
• Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall obtain mercy.
• Luke 3:8Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
• Ephesians 4:22[namely] your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;

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