Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Shall, GOD, reserve, for his children, his sorrow? Let him recompense him so that he may know it;

New American Standard Bible

“You say, ‘God stores away a man’s iniquity for his sons.’
Let God repay him so that he may know it.

King James Version

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

Holman Bible

God reserves a person’s punishment for his children.
Let God repay the person himself, so that he may know it.

International Standard Version

God stores up their iniquity to repay their children; making them repay so that they may be aware.

A Conservative Version

[Ye say], God lays up his iniquity for his sons. Let him recompense it to himself that he may know it.

American Standard Version

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

Amplified


“You say, ‘God stores away [the punishment of] man’s wickedness for his children.’
Let God repay him so that he may know and experience it.

Bible in Basic English

You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it!

Darby Translation

+God layeth up the punishment of his iniquity for his children; he rewardeth him, and he shall know it:

Julia Smith Translation

God will lay up his iniquity for his sons: he will requite to him and be shall know.

King James 2000

God lays up his iniquity for his children: he recompenses him, and he shall know it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

'God stores up his iniquity for his children'? [Then] let him repay [it] to him that he may know.

Modern King James verseion

God lays up his iniquity for his children. He repays him, and he knows.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And though God save their children from such sorrow, yet will he so reward themselves, that they shall know it.

NET Bible

You may say, 'God stores up a man's punishment for his children!' Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may know it!

New Heart English Bible

You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

Webster

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

World English Bible

You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

Youngs Literal Translation

God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him -- and he knoweth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
God
אלהּ אלוהּ 
'elowahh 
God, god
Usage: 57

layeth up
צפן 
Tsaphan 
Usage: 32

Context Readings

Job's Seventh Speech: A Response To Zophar

18 They become as straw before the wind, and as chaff, which the storm stealeth away. 19 Shall, GOD, reserve, for his children, his sorrow? Let him recompense him so that he may know it; 20 His own eyes, shall see his misfortune, and, the wrath of the Almighty, shall he drink.



Cross References

Exodus 20:5

thou shalt not bow thyself down to them nor be led to serve them - For, I, Yahweh, thy God, am a jealous GOD, visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, unto three generations and, unto four, of them that hate me;

Genesis 4:7

Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying, - Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.

Deuteronomy 32:34

Is not, that, stored up with me, - Sealed up amongst my treasures;

Deuteronomy 32:41

If I whet my flashing sword, And my hand take bold on justice, I will return vengeance unto mine adversaries, And them who hate me, will I requite:

2 Samuel 3:39

And, I myself, this day, am weak, though anointed king, but, these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I: Yahweh repay, the doer of wickedness, according to his wickedness.

Job 22:24

Then lay up, in the dust, precious ore, and, among the stones of the torrent-beds, fine gold:

Psalm 54:5

Let him turn back the mischief upon mine adversaries, In thy faithfulness, destroy them!

Psalm 109:9-31

Let his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow;

Isaiah 14:21

Prepare - for his sons - shambles. For the iniquity of their fathers, - They shall not rise nor possess the earth, Nor fill the face of the world with cities.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Yet surely, our sicknesses, he, carried, And, as for our pains, he bare the burden of them, - But, we, accounted him stricken. Smitten of God and humbled,

Jeremiah 31:29

In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes, - And, children's teeth, are blunted!

Ezekiel 18:2

What occasion have ye, to be using this proverb, concerning the so of Israel, saying, - Fathers eat sour grapes, And the children's teeth are blunted?

Ezekiel 18:14

But lo! he hath begotten a son, Who hath considered all the sins of his father which he hath done,- Yea lie hath considered and not done like them:

Ezekiel 18:19-20

Will ye then say. Why hath not the son borne a part of the iniquity of the father? But the son hath done justice and righteousness, All my statutes, hath observed and done them He shall surely live.

Malachi 3:18

So shall ye return, and see the difference, between the righteous and the lawless, - between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

Matthew 6:19-20

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is destined to be coming, in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, - and, then, will he give back unto each one, according to his practice.

Matthew 23:31-35

So that ye bear witness against yourselves, that ye are, sons, of them who murdered the prophets.

Romans 2:5

But, according to thy hardness, and thine impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, -

2 Corinthians 5:21

Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith, of much baseness towards me, hath given proof, - the Lord will render unto him according to his works. -

Revelation 18:6

Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double thedouble, according to her works, - in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double, -

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