Job 21:31 BSB — MannaFest

Job 21:31

Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

KJV

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

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Commentary

1 voice

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XV (604)

Ver. 31. Who shall reprove his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? 69. Often that wrath of God, which the wicked man is to suffer for ever, even while placed in this life too he is made to experience, whilst he loses the good fortune that he loves, and meets with the adversity that he dreads.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those are marked for destruction that are let alone in sin, Hos. iv. And, if none dares declare his way to his face, much less dare any repay him what he has done and make him refund what he has obtained by injustice. He is one of those great flies which break through the cobwebs of the law, that hold only the little ones.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Who shall declare his way to his face? - That is, the face of the wicked. Who shall dare to rise up and openly charge him with his guilt? The idea is, that none would dare to do it, and that, therefore, the wicked man was not punished according to his character here, and was reserved to a day of future wrath. And who shall repay him what he hath done? - The meaning is, that many wicked people lived without being punished for their sins.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מִֽי־	mi-	who?	H4310 →
יַגִּ֣יד	ya.Gid	will he tell	H5046 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פָּנָ֣יו	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	dar.Ko	way his	H1870 →
וְהֽוּא־	ve.hu'-	and [that which] he	H1931 →
עָ֝שָׂ֗ה	'a.Sah	he has done	H6213 →
מִ֣י	mi	who?	H4310 →
יְשַׁלֶּם־	ye.sha.lem-	will he repay	H7999 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to <the> him

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:35
  Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Hebrews 10:30
  For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Proverbs 24:29
  Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 20:22
  Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Romans 12:17
  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Through
Galatians 2:11
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:20
  But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
Through
Deuteronomy 7:10
But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
leads to
- Isaiah 59:18
  So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Nahum 1:2
  The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

About Job

Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Job