Parallel Verses
King James Version
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
New American Standard Bible
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
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 :
Amplified
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
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 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Cross References
Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
Leviticus 26:41
And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:
Ezra 9:13-14
And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
Nehemiah 9:33-38
Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
Job 33:27
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Job 40:3-5
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Job 42:6
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Jeremiah 31:18-19
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Daniel 9:7-14
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.