Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who denounces their conduct to their face? Who repays them for what they have done? New Living Translation No one criticizes them openly or pays them back for what they have done. English Standard Version Who declares his way to his face, and who repays him for what he has done? Berean Standard Bible Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? King James Bible Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? New King James Version Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done? New American Standard Bible “Who confronts him with his actions, And who repays him for what he has done? NASB 1995 “Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done? NASB 1977 “Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done? Legacy Standard Bible Who will declare to his face about his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done? Amplified Bible “But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face, And who will repay him for what he has done? Christian Standard Bible Who would denounce his behavior to his face? Who would repay him for what he has done? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who would denounce his behavior to his face? Who would repay him for what he has done? American Standard Version Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done? Contemporary English Version No one points out their sin or punishes them. English Revised Version Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who will tell him to his face how he lived? Who will pay him back for what he did? Good News Translation There is no one to accuse the wicked or pay them back for all they have done. International Standard Version Who will expose his conduct to his face? Who will repay him for what he has done Majority Standard Bible Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? NET Bible No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done. New Heart English Bible Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done? Webster's Bible Translation Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? World English Bible Who will declare his way to his face? Who will repay him what he has done? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho declares his way to his face? And [for] that which he has done, "" Who gives repayment to him? Young's Literal Translation Who doth declare to his face his way? And for that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him? Smith's Literal Translation Who shall announce his way upon his face? and who shall requite to him that he did? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho shall reprove his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Catholic Public Domain Version Who will reprove his way to his face, and who will repay him for what he has done? New American Bible Who will charge him to his face about his conduct, and for what he has done who will repay him? New Revised Standard Version Who declares their way to their face, and who repays them for what they have done? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho can show him the way? And who shall repay him for what he has done? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Who is showing him the way, and who is paying him what he did? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done? Brenton Septuagint Translation Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done it? who shall recompense him? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: God will Punish the Wicked…30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath. 31Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? 32He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.… Cross References Psalm 73:3-12 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ... Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil. / Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. / Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow. Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Psalm 37:1-2 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. / For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Psalm 49:16-19 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. / Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper— ... Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Psalm 10:3-6 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. / He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. ... Proverbs 24:19-20 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. / For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. Psalm 94:3-7 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. / They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. ... Luke 16:19-31 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ... Romans 2:5-6 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Treasury of Scripture Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he has done? declare 2 Samuel 12:7-12 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; … 1 Kings 21:19-24 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine… Psalm 50:21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. repay Job 21:19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. Job 41:11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. Deuteronomy 7:10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. Jump to Previous Actions Clear Conduct Confront Declare Declares Denounces Face Gives Punishment Recompence Repay Repays Requites WayJump to Next Actions Clear Conduct Confront Declare Declares Denounces Face Gives Punishment Recompence Repay Repays Requites WayJob 21 1. Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved7. Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God 16. Sometimes their destruction is manifest 21. The happy and unhappy are alike in death 27. The judgment of the wicked is in another world Who will confront him The phrase "Who will confront him" speaks to the idea of accountability and justice. In the Hebrew text, the word for "confront" is "yagid," which implies declaring or making known. Job is questioning the absence of anyone who will stand up to the wicked and call them to account for their actions. This reflects a deep concern for moral order and justice, which is a recurring theme in the wisdom literature of the Bible. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where kings and rulers often acted with impunity, and the common people had little recourse to challenge them. Job's lament is a cry for divine justice in a world where human systems often fail. with his ways? Who will repay him for what he has done? |