Job 34:31
Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
In Context
30Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
32But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.
Cross References
Numbers 22:34Then Balaam saide vnto the Angel of the Lord, I haue sinned: for I wist not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore if it displease thee, I will turne home againe.
Nehemiah 9:33Surely thou art iust in all that is come vpon vs: for thou hast dealt truely, but we haue done wickedly.
Job 40:3Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
Proverbs 28:13He that hideth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
Jeremiah 31:18I haue heard Ephraim lamenting thus, Thou hast corrected me, and I was chastised as an vntamed calfe: conuert thou me, and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art the Lord my God.
Micah 7:9I will beare the wrath of the Lord because I haue sinned against him, vntill he pleade my cause, and execute iudgement for me: then will he bring me foorth to the light, and I shall see his righteousnesse.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →