Parallel Verses
Amplified
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
New American Standard Bible
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
King James Version
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Holman Bible
“I have endured my punishment;
I will no longer act wickedly.
International Standard Version
"Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.
A Conservative Version
For has any said to God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more].
American Standard Version
For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more :
Darby Translation
For hath he said unto God, I bear chastisement, I will not offend;
Julia Smith Translation
For he said to God, I was lifted up, I will pervert no more.
King James 2000
Surely it is fitting to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];
Modern King James verseion
For has any said to God, I have taken away; I will not pervert?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For so much as I have begun to talk of God, I will not hinder thee;
NET Bible
"Has anyone said to God, 'I have endured chastisement, but I will not act wrongly any more.
New Heart English Bible
"For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto GOD, hath one ever said - I have borne punishment, I will not be perverse;
Webster
Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
World English Bible
"For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
Youngs Literal Translation
For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should avoid sin
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions made beneficial » In keeping us from again departing from God
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
30
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares for the people.
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
Teach me what I do not see [in regard to how I have sinned];
If I have done wrong (injustice, unrighteousness),
I will not do it again’?
Cross References
Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation and wrath of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
And I will behold His [amazing] righteousness and His remarkable deliverance.
Leviticus 26:41
I also was acting with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—then if their uncircumcised (sin-filled) hearts are humbled and they accept the punishment for their wickedness,
Ezra 9:13-14
And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our wrongdoings deserve, and have given us survivors like these,
Nehemiah 9:33-38
“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
Job 33:27
“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Job 40:3-5
Then Job replied to the Lord and said,
Job 42:6
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Jeremiah 31:18-19
“I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.
Daniel 9:7-14
“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.