Job 13:26 For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

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New International Version
For you write down bitter things against me and make me reap the sins of my youth.

New Living Translation
“You write bitter accusations against me and bring up all the sins of my youth.

English Standard Version
For you write bitter things against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Berean Standard Bible
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

King James Bible
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

New King James Version
For You write bitter things against me, And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

New American Standard Bible
“For You write bitter things against me And make me inherit the guilty deeds of my youth.

NASB 1995
“For You write bitter things against me And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

NASB 1977
“For Thou dost write bitter things against me, And dost make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Legacy Standard Bible
For You write bitter things against me And make me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

Amplified Bible
“For You write bitter things against me [in Your indictment] And make me inherit and suffer for the iniquities of my youth.

Christian Standard Bible
For you record bitter accusations against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For You record bitter accusations against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

American Standard Version
For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

Contemporary English Version
Why do you accuse me of horrible crimes and make me pay for sins I did in my youth?

English Revised Version
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You write down bitter accusations against me. You make me suffer for the sins of my youth.

Good News Translation
You bring bitter charges against me, even for what I did when I was young.

International Standard Version
You've accused me of bitter things; you've caused me to reap the sins of my youth.

Majority Standard Bible
For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

NET Bible
For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

New Heart English Bible
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

World English Bible
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
For You write bitter things against me, "" And cause me to possess iniquities of my youth,

Young's Literal Translation
For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth:

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou wilt write bitter things against me; and thou wilt give me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou writest bitter things against me, and wilt consume me for the sins of my youth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you write bitter things against me, and you want to consume me for the sins of my youth.

New American Bible
For you draw up bitter indictments against me, and punish in me the faults of my youth.

New Revised Standard Version
For you write bitter things against me, and make me reap the iniquities of my youth.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
For thou decreest chastisement against me, and makest me remember the iniquities of my youth;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For you have written instruction against me, and you remind me of the sin debts of my youth

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, And make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
for thou hast written evil things against me, and thou hast compassed me with the sins of my youth.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Job Reproves His Friends
…25Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff? 26For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth. 27You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.…

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Cross References

Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Psalm 79:8
Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Jeremiah 14:10
This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.”

Isaiah 43:24
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Lamentations 1:5
Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Ezekiel 18:30
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

Hosea 8:13
Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.

Micah 7:18
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?

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

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

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.

Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Treasury of Scripture

For you write bitter things against me, and make me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

writest

Job 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Ruth 1:20
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Psalm 88:3
For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.

makest

Job 20:11
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Proverbs 5:11-13
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, …

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Job 13

1. Job reproves his friends for partiality
14. He professes his confidence in God;
19. and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him

Berean Study Bible

For You record
The Hebrew word for "record" is "katab," which means to write or inscribe. In the ancient Near Eastern context, writing was a significant act, often used for recording important events or legal matters. Job feels as though God is meticulously documenting his wrongdoings, akin to a scribe recording a legal indictment. This reflects Job's perception of God's omniscience and the divine attention to human actions, emphasizing the seriousness with which God views sin.

bitter accusations
The term "bitter" comes from the Hebrew "mar," which conveys a sense of sharpness or severity. "Accusations" is derived from "mishpat," often translated as judgments or legal decisions. Job is expressing his anguish over what he perceives as harsh judgments from God. This phrase captures the emotional turmoil Job experiences, feeling as though he is being unfairly targeted by divine justice, which is a common theme in the wisdom literature of the Bible.

against me
The personal pronoun "me" highlights Job's sense of isolation and personal affliction. In the broader context of the Book of Job, this underscores the intense personal struggle and the feeling of being singled out by God. Job's lament is deeply personal, reflecting the human experience of suffering and the quest for understanding one's plight in the face of divine sovereignty.

and bequeath to me
"Bequeath" is translated from the Hebrew "nachal," which means to inherit or assign. This term is often used in the context of passing down an inheritance. Job feels as though he is receiving a legacy of punishment, an inheritance of suffering. This language evokes the idea of generational consequences and the weight of past actions impacting the present, a concept that resonates throughout the Old Testament.

the iniquities of my youth
"Iniquities" comes from the Hebrew "avon," meaning guilt or sin. "Youth" is translated from "na'ar," referring to the early stages of life. Job is reflecting on the sins of his past, suggesting a belief that his current suffering might be a result of earlier transgressions. This introspection is a common theme in biblical literature, where individuals often ponder the connection between past sins and present suffering, seeking to understand the justice of God in their lives.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(26) For thou writest bitter things against me.--Exquisitely plaintive and affecting is this confession.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 26. - For thou writest bitter things against me. The allusion seems to be to the ordinary practice in ancient law-courts of formulating a written acte d'accusation against supposed criminals. Keeping up the imagery of a court and pleadings, Job represents God as engaged in drawing up such a document against him. The "bitter things" are the charges which the acts contains. And makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. Job, like David, has to acknowledge "sins and offences" committed in his youth (Psalm 25:6). In considering what the indictment against him can be, he can only suppose that these old and long-forsaken sins are being remembered and brought up against him, and that he is being punished for them. He does not exclaim against this as injustice; he feels probably that there is no statute of limitations respecting sins and their punishment; but it can scarcely have seemed to him consistent with God's goodness and mercifulness that the offences of his immature age should be visited upon him so bitterly.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

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

You record
תִכְתֹּ֣ב (ṯiḵ·tōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

bitter accusations
מְרֹר֑וֹת (mə·rō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4846: Bitterness, a bitter thing, bile, venom

against me
עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and bequeath to me
וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי (wə·ṯō·w·rî·šê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

the iniquities
עֲוֺנ֥וֹת (‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

of my youth.
נְעוּרָֽי׃ (nə·‘ū·rāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons

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