Job 34:33

Job 34:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Should He repay it according to your terms, Just because you disavow it? You must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what you know.

Context of Job 34:33

31“But suppose such a person says to God, ‘I am guilty, I will stop my immoral behavior. 32Teach me what I cannot see. If I’ve done wrong, I won’t do it again.’ Should God reward you on your own terms since you have rejected his? You must choose, not I. Tell me what you know. Speak! 34“People of understanding, the wise people who listen to me, will say, 35‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words show no insight.’

Job 34:33 word by word

הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ֬ יְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּה כִּֽי־מָאַ֗סְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּ֣ה תִבְחַ֣ר וְלֹא־אָ֑נִי וּֽמַה־יָדַ֥עְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• according to thy mind? he will recompenseשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• it, whether thou refuseמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• it, whether thou refuseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• or whether thou chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• and not I: therefore speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• what thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Job 34:33

• Job 9:12He takes something away, ⌞but⌟ who can stop him? Who is going to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
• Job 18:4Why do you rip yourself apart in anger? Should the earth be abandoned for your sake or a boulder be dislodged?
• Isaiah 45:9How horrible it will be for the one who quarrels with his maker. He is pottery among other earthenware pots. Does the clay ask the one who shapes it, “What are you making?” Does your work say to you, “There are no handles”?
• Romans 9:20Who do you think you are to talk back to God like that? Can an object that was made say to its maker, “Why did you make me like this?”
• Romans 11:35Who gave the Lord something which the Lord must pay back?
• Job 34:11God will repay humanity for what it has done and will give each person what he deserves.
• Job 15:31He shouldn’t trust in worthless things and deceive himself because he will get worthless things in return.
• Psalms 89:30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
• Proverbs 11:31If the righteous person is rewarded on earth, how much more the wicked person and the sinner!
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
• Hebrews 2:2After all, the message that the angels brought was reliable, and every violation and act of disobedience was properly punished.
• Hebrews 11:26He thought that being insulted for Christ would be better than having the treasures of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.
• Psalms 135:6The Lord does whatever he wants in heaven or on earth, on the seas or in all the depths of the oceans.
• Matthew 20:12They said, ‘These last workers have worked only one hour. Yet, you’ve treated us all the same, even though we worked hard all day under a blazing sun.’
• Job 33:5Answer me if you can. Present your case to me, and take your stand.

Commentaries on Job 34:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33According to thy mind? he will recompense it - Mr. Good renders the whole passage thus: - "Then in the presence of thy tribes According as thou art bruised shall he make it whole. But it is thine to choose, and not mine; So, what thou determinest, say." This may at least be considered a paraphrase on the very obscure original. If thou wilt not thus come unto him, he will act according to justice, whether that be for or against thee. Choose what part thou…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Should it be according to thy mind? - Margin, as in Hebrew “from with thee” - המעמך hamē‛imekā There has been much diversity of opinion in regard to the meaning of this verse. It is exceedingly obscure in the original, and has the appearance of being a proverbial expression. The general sense seems to be, that God will not be regulated in his dealings by what may be the views of man, or by what man might be disposed to choose or refuse. He will act…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. 3333. Rather, "should God recompense (sinners) according to thy mind? Then it is for thee to reject and to choose, and not me" [Umbreit]; or as Maurer, "For thou hast rejected God's way of recompensing; state therefore thy way, for thou must choose, not I," that is, it is thy part, not mine, to show a better way than God's.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:33

• Infidelity

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