Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. New Living Translation Your children must have sinned against him, so their punishment was well deserved. English Standard Version If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression. Berean Standard Bible When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. King James Bible If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; New King James Version If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression. New American Standard Bible “If your sons sinned against Him, Then He turned them over to the power of their wrongdoing. NASB 1995 “If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression. NASB 1977 “If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression. Legacy Standard Bible If your sons sinned against Him, Then He sent them into the power of their transgression. Amplified Bible “If your children have sinned against Him, Then He has handed them over to the power of their transgression and punished them. Christian Standard Bible Since your children sinned against him, he gave them over to their rebellion. Holman Christian Standard Bible Since your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. American Standard Version If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression; Contemporary English Version He made your children pay for their sins. English Revised Version If thy children have sinned against him, and he have delivered them into the hand of their transgression: GOD'S WORD® Translation If your children sinned against him, he allowed them to suffer the consequences of their sinfulness. Good News Translation Your children must have sinned against God, and so he punished them as they deserved. International Standard Version "If your children sin against him, he'll make them a prisoner of their sins. Majority Standard Bible When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. NET Bible If your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin. New Heart English Bible If your children have sinned against him, He has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience. Webster's Bible Translation If thy children have sinned against him, and he hath cast them away for their transgression; World English Bible If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf your sons have sinned before Him, "" And He sends them away, "" By the hand of their transgression, Young's Literal Translation If thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression, Smith's Literal Translation If thy sons sinned to him, and he will send them away by the hand of their transgression; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAlthough thy children have sinned against him, and he hath left them in the hand of their iniquity: Catholic Public Domain Version And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity, New American Bible If your children have sinned against him and he has left them in the grip of their guilt, New Revised Standard Version If your children sinned against him, he delivered them into the power of their transgression. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf your children have sinned against him, he has sent them away in their transgressions. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If your children sinned against him, he sent them away in their sins OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If thy children sinned against Him, He delivered them into the hand of their transgression. Brenton Septuagint Translation If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bildad: Job Should Repent…3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right? 4When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion. 5But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,… Cross References Proverbs 3:12 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights. Hebrews 12:5-6 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” Proverbs 13:24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently. Deuteronomy 8:5 So know in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Psalm 94:12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death. 1 Corinthians 11:32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. Psalm 89:30-32 If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments, / if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments, / I will attend to their transgression with the rod, and to their iniquity with stripes. Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. Proverbs 23:13-14 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. Lamentations 3:39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? 1 Peter 4:17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God? Isaiah 57:16-18 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. / I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. / I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, Treasury of Scripture If your children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; he have cast. Job 1:5,18,19 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually… Job 5:4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. Job 18:16-19 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off… for their transgression. Jump to Previous Cast Children Delivered Disobedience Evil Hand Penalty Power Punishment Sin Sinned TransgressionJump to Next Cast Children Delivered Disobedience Evil Hand Penalty Power Punishment Sin Sinned TransgressionJob 8 1. Bildad shows God's justice in dealing with men according to their works.8. He alleges antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite. 20. He applies God's just dealing to Job. When your children sinned against Him This phrase reflects the belief in personal responsibility for sin, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. In the context of Job, Bildad is suggesting that Job's children were responsible for their own actions and that their suffering was a direct result of their sin. This aligns with the Deuteronomic principle of retribution, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience or disobedience to God (Deuteronomy 28). The idea of children bearing consequences for their actions is also seen in Ezekiel 18:20, which emphasizes individual responsibility for sin. He gave them over to their rebellion Persons / Places / Events 1. Job- A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing immense suffering and loss. 2. Bildad the Shuhite - One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Bildad speaks, suggesting that Job's suffering is a result of sin. 3. Job's Children - They are mentioned in the context of having sinned, which Bildad claims led to their demise. 4. God - The sovereign deity who is portrayed as just and righteous, allowing consequences for sin. 5. The Land of Uz - The setting of the Book of Job, a place of great wealth and prosperity, but also the backdrop for Job's trials. Teaching Points Understanding Suffering and SinSuffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Bildad's assumption reflects a limited understanding of God's justice and the complexity of human suffering. The Role of Friends in Times of Suffering Friends should offer comfort and support rather than judgment. Bildad's approach serves as a cautionary example of how not to counsel those in distress. God's Sovereignty and Justice Trust in God's ultimate justice and sovereignty, even when circumstances are difficult to understand. God's ways are higher than our ways. Personal Accountability Each individual is responsible for their own actions. While Bildad attributes the children's fate to their sin, it is important to recognize that not all suffering is a direct punishment for sin. The Importance of Compassion Approach others with compassion and empathy, recognizing that we may not fully understand their situation or God's purpose in it.(4) And he have cast them away.--Literally, then he sent them away. By means of their transgression; it became their destruction.Verse 4. - If thy children have sinned against him. Bildad assumes this absolutely; Eliphaz had only hinted at it (Job 10:4). Both presume to know what could be known only to the Searcher of hearts. And he have cast them away for their transgression; literally, and he have delivered them into the hand of their transgressions - abandoned them, that is, to the consequences of their wrong-doing. The allusion is, of course, to the fact recorded in Job 1:19. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not your children בָּנֶ֥יךָ (bā·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son sinned against Him, חָֽטְאוּ־ (ḥā·ṭə·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn He gave them over וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם (way·šal·lə·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to their rebellion. פִּשְׁעָֽם׃ (piš·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6588: Transgression Links Job 8:4 NIVJob 8:4 NLT Job 8:4 ESV Job 8:4 NASB Job 8:4 KJV Job 8:4 BibleApps.com Job 8:4 Biblia Paralela Job 8:4 Chinese Bible Job 8:4 French Bible Job 8:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 8:4 If your children have sinned against him (Jb) |
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