Key Verse Spotlight
Job 34:33 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{Should it be} according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. {according...: Heb. from with thee?}”
Job 34:33
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne {chastisement}, I will not offend {any more}:
{That which} I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
{Should it be} according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. {according...: Heb. from with thee?}
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. {of...: Heb. of heart}
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words {were} without wisdom.
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