Job 34:33
Shall he recompense according to thy mind, Because thou refusest, or because thou choosest, and not he? Speak, if thou hast knowledge!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
32What I see not, teach thou me! If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more.”
34Men of understanding, Wise men, who hear me, will say,
Cross References
Job 15:31“Let not man trust in vanity! he will be deceived; For vanity shall be his recompense.
Job 33:5If thou art able, answer me; Set thyself in array against me; stand up!
Job 34:11For what a man hath done he will requite him, And render to every one according to his deeds.
Psalms 50:21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Hence thou thoughtest that I was altogether like thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set it in order before thine eyes.
Psalms 135:6All that the LORD pleaseth, that he doeth, In heaven and upon earth, In the sea, and in all deeps.
Isaiah 45:9Woe to him that contendeth with his Maker! A potsherd of the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? Or thy work say of thee, He hath no hands?
Matthew Henry on Job 34:32-37
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 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. 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. 36 My desire is that Job may be tried… Read the whole commentary →