Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

New American Standard Bible

“These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

King James Version

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Holman Bible

You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.

International Standard Version

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

A Conservative Version

These things thou have done, and I kept silence. Thou thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself. [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.

American Standard Version

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Amplified


“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.

Darby Translation

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Julia Smith Translation

These things thou didst and I was silent; thou thoughtest, being, I shall be like to thee: I will reprove thee, and I will set it in order before thine eyes.

King James 2000

These things have you done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether such a one as yourself: but I will rebuke you, and set them in order before your eyes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

These [things] you have done, and I have been silent; You imagined that I was just like you. I will rebuke you and present [an argument] before your eyes.

Modern King James verseion

These things you have done, and I have kept silence; you thought that I was like yourself, but I will rebuke you, and set in order before your eyes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

NET Bible

When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

New Heart English Bible

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

The Emphasized Bible

These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set thine offences in order before thine eyes.

Webster

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

World English Bible

You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

References

Fausets

Context Readings

God As Judge

20 Thou sittest, against thy brother thou speakest, Against a son of thy mother givest slander. 21 These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes. 22 Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

Cross References

Psalm 90:8

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,

Isaiah 57:11

And of whom hast thou been afraid, and fearest, That thou liest, and Me hast not remembered? Thou hast not laid it to thy heart, Am not I silent, even from of old? And Me thou fearest not?

Exodus 3:14

And God saith unto Moses, 'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, 'Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man -- and lieth, And a son of man -- and repenteth! Hath He said -- and doth He not do it? And spoken -- and doth He not confirm it?

Psalm 50:3

Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

Psalm 73:11

And they have said, 'How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

Psalm 94:7-11

And they say, 'Jehovah doth not see, And the God of Jacob doth not consider.'

Psalm 109:1-3

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

Proverbs 29:1

A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

Ecclesiastes 8:11-12

Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For every work doth God bring into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether good or bad.'

Isaiah 26:10

The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.

Isaiah 40:15-18

Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.

Isaiah 42:14

I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

Amos 8:7

Sworn hath Jehovah by the excellency of Jacob: 'I forget not for ever any of their works.

Romans 2:4-5

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

1 Corinthians 4:5

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

2 Peter 3:9

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Revelation 3:19

'As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

Psalm 50:8

Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings Are before Me continually.

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