Job 33:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will sing 
 
7891: to singdenominative verb from shir
to men 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
and say,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
I have sinnedחָ֭טָאתִי
(cha·ta·ti)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
and pervertedהֶעֱוֵ֗יתִי
(he·'e·vei·ti)
5753a: to bend, twista prim. root
whatוְיָשָׁ֥ר
(ve·ya·shar)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
is right, 
 
3474: to be smooth, straight, or righta prim. root
And it is not properשָׁ֥וָה
(sha·vah)
7737a: to agree with, be like, resemblea prim. root
for me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He looketh
shuwr  (shoor)
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for -- behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
upon men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
and if any say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I have sinned
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
and perverted
`avah  (aw-vaw')
to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) -- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
that which was right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
and it profited
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
me not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He will sing to men and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.

King James Bible
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

International Standard Version
"He'll sing to mankind with these words: 'I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.

NET Bible
That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each one sings in front of other people and says, 'I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, and it did me no good.

King James 2000 Bible
He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
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