Job 34 · Verse 33

Job 34:33

Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
Job 34:33, King James Version

Job 34:33 in other translations

BSBShould God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed His? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
WEBShall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
ASVShall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.
YLTBy thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused--That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.
DARBYShall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused his judgment; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
BBE...
WebsterShould it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

What does Job 34:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
33. Rather, "should God recompense (sinners) according to thy mind? Then it is for thee to reject and to choose, and not me" [Umbreit]; or as Maurer, "For thou hast rejected God's way of recompensing; state therefore thy way, for thou must choose, not I," that is, it is thy part, not mine, to show a better way than God's.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 According to thy mind? he will recompense it - Mr. Good renders the whole passage thus: - "Then in the presence of thy tribes According as thou art bruised shall he make it whole. But it is thine to choose, and not mine; So, what thou determinest, say." This may at least be considered a paraphrase on the very obscure original. If thou wilt not thus come unto him, he will act according to justice, whether that be for or against thee. Choose what part thou wilt take, to humble thyself under the mighty hand of God, or still persist in thy supposed integrity. Speak, therefore; the matter concerns thee, not me; but let me know what thou art determined to do.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 34:31-37

When we reprove for what is amiss, we must direct to what is good. Job's friends would have had him own himself a wicked man. Let will only oblige him to own that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips. Let us, in giving reproof, not make a matter worse than it is. Elihu directs Job to humble himself before God for his sins, and to accept the punishment. Also to pray to God to discover his sins to him. A good man is…

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Job 34:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ֬ha.me.'i.me.Kha¿ from with <the> youH5973
יְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּהye.shal.Me.nahwill he repay itH7999
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
מָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.tayou have rejectedH3988
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
תִבְחַ֣רtiv.Charyou will chooseH977
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אָ֑נִי'A.niIH589
וּֽמַה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
יָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.tado you knowH3045
דַבֵּֽר\׃da.BerspeakH1696

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 34:33

  • Job 33:32

    If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

  • Job 34:11

    For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • Proverbs 11:31

    Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Psalms 135:6

    Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

  • Isaiah 45:9

    Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

  • Romans 11:35

    Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

  • Psalms 89:30-32

    If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

  • Romans 9:20

    Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

  • Hebrews 11:26

    Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  • Job 15:31

    Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

  • Hebrews 2:2

    For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

  • Job 9:12

    Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Should.
9:12; 18:4; Isa 45:9; Ro 9:20; 11:35
according to thy mind. Heb. from with thee. he will.
11; 15:31; Ps 89:30-32; Pr 11:31; 2Th 1:6,7; Heb 2:2; 11:26
whether thou refuse.
Ps 135:6; Mt 20:12-15
what.
33:5,32

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Context

  • Job 34:32

    That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  • Job 34:33

    Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

  • Job 34:34

    Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

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Job 34:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿ Ha de ser eso según tu mente? El te retribuirá, ora rehuses, ora aceptes, y no yo: di si no, lo que tú sabes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Rétribuera-t-il selon tes pensées? car tu as rejeté son jugement, car toi, tu as choisi, et non pas moi; ce que tu sais, dis-le donc.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Soll nach deinem Sinne er es vergelten? Denn du hast seine Vergeltung verworfen, und so mußt du wählen, und nicht ich; was du weißt, reden denn!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Numquid a te Deus expetit eam, quia displicuit tibi? tu enim cœpisti loqui, et non ego: quod si quid nosti melius, loquere.