Job 34:31
New International Version
“Suppose someone says to God, ‘I am guilty but will offend no more.

New Living Translation
“Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned, but I will sin no more’?

English Standard Version
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;

Berean Standard Bible
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.

King James Bible
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

New King James Version
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastening; I will offend no more;

New American Standard Bible
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured punishment; I will not offend anymore;

NASB 1995
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;

NASB 1977
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;

Legacy Standard Bible
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastisement; I will not work destructively anymore;

Amplified Bible
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured my chastisement; I will not offend anymore;

Christian Standard Bible
Suppose someone says to God, “I have endured my punishment; I will no longer act wickedly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Suppose someone says to God, “I have endured my punishment; I will no longer act wickedly.

American Standard Version
For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

Contemporary English Version
Job, you should tell God that you are guilty and promise to do better.

English Revised Version
For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But suppose such a person says to God, 'I am guilty, I will stop my immoral behavior.

Good News Translation
Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?

International Standard Version
"Has anyone ever really told God, 'I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.

Majority Standard Bible
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.

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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For has any said to God: I have taken away, "" I do not do corruptly,

Young's Literal Translation
For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,

Smith's Literal Translation
For he said to God, I was lifted up, I will pervert no more.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Seeing then I have spoken of God, I will not hinder thee in thy turn.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.

New American Bible
Should anyone say to God, “I accept my punishment; I will offend no more;

New Revised Standard Version
“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured punishment; I will not offend any more;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For God has said, I have forgiven, I will not destroy men who are without sin.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because God said: ‘I have forgiven; I do not destroy without sins’
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there is one that says to the Mighty One, I have received blessings; I will not take a pledge:

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
30that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people. 31Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more. 32Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’…

Cross References
Psalm 32:5
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

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.

Psalm 51:3-4
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. / Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Luke 15:18-19
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’

Jeremiah 3:13
Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Hosea 14:1-2
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.

James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Matthew 3:6
Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Acts 19:18
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

Psalm 38:18
Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

Leviticus 26:40-42
But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me— / and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, / then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

Daniel 9:4-5
And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.


Treasury of Scripture

Surely it is meet to be said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

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.

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10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust
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Suppose someone says to God
This phrase introduces a hypothetical scenario, inviting the reader to consider a situation where a person directly addresses God. The Hebrew root for "says" is "אָמַר" (amar), which implies not just speaking but declaring or affirming something with intention. In the context of Job, this reflects the intimate and direct communication between humans and the divine, a theme prevalent throughout the book. It underscores the belief that God is approachable and listens to the cries and declarations of His people, a comforting thought for believers who seek a personal relationship with God.

I have endured my punishment
The phrase acknowledges the reality of divine discipline. The Hebrew word for "endured" is "נָשָׂא" (nasa), meaning to bear or carry. This suggests a sense of carrying a burden or experiencing the weight of consequences. Theologically, this reflects the understanding that God’s discipline is purposeful, meant to correct and refine rather than merely punish. The acknowledgment of punishment is a step towards repentance, recognizing that suffering can be a tool for spiritual growth and alignment with God’s will.

I will offend no more
This phrase is a vow of repentance and transformation. The Hebrew root for "offend" is "חָטָא" (chata), which means to miss the mark or sin. The commitment to "offend no more" signifies a turning away from sin and a desire to live in accordance with God’s commandments. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects the concept of teshuva, or repentance, which is central to the faith journey. It is an acknowledgment of past wrongs and a sincere commitment to change, embodying the hope and possibility of redemption and renewal through God’s grace.

(31, 32) I have borne chastisement . . .--These verses express the attitude that should be assumed towards God: one of submission and penitence.

Verse 31. - Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement. (So Rosenmuller and others.) If the passage be thus rendered, Elihu must be considered as, like Eliphaz (Job 5:8), Bildad (Job 8:5), and Zophar (Job 11:13-15), counselling Job to submit himself to God, acknowledging his sin, accepting his punishment, and promising amendment for the future (ver. 22). But perhaps it is better to regard the passage as interrogative, and Elihu as asking - What man, among those whom God has cast down and punished, has ever sought to deprecate his wrath by contrition, confession, and promise of amendment, implying that, had they done so, God would have relented and forgiven them? (see the Revised Version). In this case no direct counsel is offered to Job; but still an indirect hint is given him. I will not offend any more. This is preferable to the marginal rendering of the Revised Version, "though I have not offended."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Suppose
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

someone says
הֶאָמַ֥ר (he·’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

God,
אֵ֭ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

‘I have endured my punishment;
נָשָׂ֗אתִי (nā·śā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

I will offend
אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ (’eḥ·bōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2254: To wind tightly, to bind, a pledge, to pervert, destroy, to writhe in pain

no more.
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no


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