Parallel Verses

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Shall, GOD, reserve, for his children, his sorrow? Let him recompense him so 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 shall be as stubble before the wind and as chaff taken up by the whirlwind. 19 “You say, ‘God stores away a man’s iniquity for his sons.’
Let God repay him so that he may know it.
20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.



Cross References

Exodus 20:5

Thou shalt not bow down to them nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons unto the third and fourth generation of those that hate me

Genesis 4:7

If thou doest good, it shall certainly be accepted; and if thou doest not good, sin lies at the door. And his desire shall be unto thee, but thou must rule over him.

Deuteronomy 32:34

Do I not have this laid up in store, sealed up in my treasuries?

Deuteronomy 32:41

if I whet the resplendence of my sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to my enemies and will recompense those that hate me.

2 Samuel 3:39

And I am this day a tender anointed king, and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

Job 22:24

then thou shalt lay up gold as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

Psalm 54:5

He shall reward evil unto my enemies; cut them off in thy truth.

Psalm 109:9-31

Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

Isaiah 14:21

Prepare slaughter for his sons for the iniquity of their fathers that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Surely he has borne our sicknesses and suffered our pain: and we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and cast down.

Jeremiah 31:29

In those days they shall no longer say, The fathers have eaten the sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.

Ezekiel 18:2

What mean ye, that ye use this saying concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge?

Ezekiel 18:14

But if he begets a son that sees all his father's sins which he has done and seeing them, does not do according to them,

Ezekiel 18:19-20

Yet if ye say, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? Because the son has lived according to judgment and righteousness and has kept all my statutes and has done them, he shall surely live.

Malachi 3:18

Therefore become ye converted, and ye shall make a difference between the just and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that did not serve him.

Matthew 6:19-20

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he shall reward everyone according to their works.

Matthew 23:31-35

Therefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Romans 2:5

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

Revelation 18:6

Reward her even as she rewarded you and pay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has given thee to drink, give her double.

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