Job 14:17
New International Version
My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.

New Living Translation
My sins would be sealed in a pouch, and you would cover my guilt.

English Standard Version
my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.

Berean Standard Bible
My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.

King James Bible
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

New King James Version
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my iniquity.

New American Standard Bible
“My wrongdoing is sealed up in a bag, And You cover over my guilt.

NASB 1995
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity.

NASB 1977
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou dost wrap up my iniquity.

Legacy Standard Bible
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover up my iniquity.

Amplified Bible
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You cover my wickedness [from Your view].

Christian Standard Bible
My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.

American Standard Version
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

Contemporary English Version
you would put them in a bag, tie it tight, and toss them away.

English Revised Version
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My disobedience will be closed up in a bag, and you will cover over my sins.

Good News Translation
You will forgive them and put them away; you will wipe out all the wrongs I have done.

International Standard Version
My transgressions would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sins.

Majority Standard Bible
My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity.

NET Bible
My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.

New Heart English Bible
My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.

Webster's Bible Translation
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity.

World English Bible
My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and You sew up my iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation
Sealed up in a bag is my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Smith's Literal Translation
My transgression is sealed up in a purse, and thou wilt patch upon mine iniquity.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast sealed up my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured my iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.

New American Bible
My misdeeds would be sealed up in a pouch, and you would cover over my guilt.

New Revised Standard Version
my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and you would cover over my iniquity.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My transgressions are sealed up in a bag, and thou removest from me my sins.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Seal my debts in a bundle and remove my sins from me
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou heapest up mine iniquity.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
An thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Job Laments the Finality of Death
16For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin. 17My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity. 18But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,…

Cross References
Psalm 32:1-2
Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Romans 4:7-8
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Colossians 2:13-14
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Psalm 51:9
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Hebrews 10:17
Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.


Treasury of Scripture

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you sew up my iniquity.

sealed up

Job 21:19
God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

Deuteronomy 32:34
Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

Hosea 13:12
The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.

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My transgression
The Hebrew word for "transgression" is "pesha," which implies a rebellion or breach of trust. In the context of Job, this word reflects the deep sense of personal sin and moral failure that Job feels. Despite his suffering, Job acknowledges his imperfections and the ways he may have fallen short of God's standards. This acknowledgment is crucial in the conservative Christian perspective, as it aligns with the belief in the inherent sinfulness of humanity and the need for divine grace.

would be sealed
The imagery of sealing suggests finality and security. In ancient times, sealing a document or item was a way to ensure its contents were preserved and protected from tampering. Here, Job uses this metaphor to express the idea that his sins are securely recorded and cannot be altered by human means. This reflects the biblical theme that God is the ultimate judge who sees and knows all, and nothing is hidden from His sight.

in a bag
The "bag" symbolizes containment and concealment. In the ancient Near Eastern context, valuable items or important documents were often stored in bags for safekeeping. Job's use of this metaphor indicates his belief that God has stored away his sins, keeping them in His memory. This aligns with the conservative Christian understanding that God is omniscient and keeps a record of human actions, both good and bad.

and You would cover over
The phrase "cover over" comes from the Hebrew word "kaphar," which is often associated with atonement and forgiveness. In the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, covering over sins was a way to reconcile with God. Job's hope that God would cover his iniquity points to a desire for divine mercy and forgiveness, a theme central to Christian theology. It foreshadows the ultimate covering of sin through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

my iniquity
"Iniquity" translates from the Hebrew word "avon," which denotes guilt or moral perversity. Job's reference to his iniquity highlights his awareness of the depth of his moral failings. In the conservative Christian view, this acknowledgment is essential for repentance and redemption. It underscores the belief that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, necessitating a Savior who can cleanse and restore.

Verse 17. - My transgression is sealed up in a bag (comp. Deuteronomy 32:34); i.e. God keeps account of all my transgressions. It is as if he put them all into a bag (compare "Put my tears into thy bottle," Psalm 56:8), whence they can be taken out and brought against me at any moment. They are "sealed up" in the bag for greater security. And thou sewest up mine iniquity. (So Ewald, Dillmaun, Canon Cook, and the Revised Version.) Others think the meaning to be, "Thou addest to my iniquity [continually];" i.e. by placing fresh sins to my account. (So Schultens and Rosenmuller.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My transgression
פִּשְׁעִ֑י (piš·‘î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6588: Transgression

would be sealed
חָתֻ֣ם (ḥā·ṯum)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up

in a bag,
בִּצְר֣וֹר (biṣ·rō·wr)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6872: A parcel, a kernel, particle

and You would cover
וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל (wat·tiṭ·pōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2950: To stick on as a, patch, to impute falsely

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my iniquity.
עֲוֺנִֽי׃ (‘ă·wō·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity


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