Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?
New American Standard Bible
And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
King James Version
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
International Standard Version
what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?
A Conservative Version
what then shall I do when God rises up? And when he visits, what shall I answer him?
American Standard Version
What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Amplified
What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]?
When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
Bible in Basic English
What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
Darby Translation
What then should I do when God riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?
Julia Smith Translation
And what shall I do when God shall rise up? And when he shall review, what shall I turn back to him?
King James 2000
What then shall I do when God rises up? and when he comes, what shall I answer him?
Lexham Expanded Bible
then what shall I do when God rises up? And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?
Modern King James verseion
what then shall I do when God rises up? And when He calls me to account, what shall I answer Him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him?
NET Bible
then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him?
New Heart English Bible
What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?
The Emphasized Bible
What then could I have done when GOD rose up? And, when he visited, what could I have answered him?
Webster
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
World English Bible
What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?
Youngs Literal Translation
Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?
Themes
Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
Duty » Masters' » Consideration for employees
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
Respect of persons » God does not have
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
13
when they made a complaint against me,
How should I answer Him when He calls me to account?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 9:32
that we can take each other to court.
Job 10:2
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
Psalm 7:6
lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;
awake for me;
You have ordained
Psalm 9:12
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 9:19
let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Psalm 10:12-15
Do not forget the afflicted.
Psalm 44:21
since He knows the secrets of the heart?
Psalm 76:9
and to save all the lowly of the earth.
Psalm 143:2
for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.
Isaiah 10:3
when devastation comes from far away?
Who will you run to for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
Hosea 9:7
the days of retribution have come.
Let Israel recognize it!
The prophet is a fool,
and the inspired man is insane,
because of the magnitude
of your guilt and hostility.
Micah 7:4
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.
The day of your watchmen,
the day of your punishment, is coming;
at this time their panic is here.
Zechariah 2:13
Let all people be silent
Mark 7:2
They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy.