Parallel Verses

King James Version

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

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.

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 are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall 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 thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Genesis 4:7

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

Deuteronomy 32:34

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

Deuteronomy 32:41

If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

2 Samuel 3:39

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

Job 22:24

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

Psalm 54:5

He shall reward evil unto mine 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 children 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 hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Jeremiah 31:29

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

Ezekiel 18:2

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

Ezekiel 18:14

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

Ezekiel 18:19-20

Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

Malachi 3:18

Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

Matthew 6:19-20

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth 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 every man according to his works.

Matthew 23:31-35

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Romans 2:5

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

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath 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 double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

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