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Contemporary English Version
Job 21:31
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Who would denounce his behavior to his face?Who would repay him for what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who declares his way to his face, and who repays him for what he has done?
Who will accuse them to their faces? Who will pay them back for the evil they have done?
No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.
"But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face, And who will repay him for what he has done?
"Who confronts him with his actions, And who repays him for what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?
Who shal declare his way to his face? & who shal reward him for that he hath done?
Who will declare to his face about his actions,And who will repay him for what he has done?
Who will denounce his behavior to his face? Who will repay him for what he has done?
So who will confront him with his ways? Who will repay him for what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
No one criticizes them to their faces for how they lived. No one punishes them for the evil they have done.
Who can show him the way? And who shall repay him for what he has done?
There is no one to accuse the wicked or pay them back for all they have done.
Who denounces his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
Who darre reproue him for his wayes to his face? who rewardeth him for the vngraciousnesse that he doth?
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?
But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who dare declare his way to his face? who wil rewarde him for that he doth?
Who will tell him his way to his face, whereas he has done it? who shall recompense him?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who schal repreue hise weies bifor hym? and who schal yelde to hym tho thingis, whiche he hath doon?
Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he has done?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him [what] he hath done?
Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
No one criticizes them openly or pays them back for what they have done.
Who will talk to him about his way to his face? And who will punish him for what he has done?
Who declares their way to their face, and who repays them for what they have done?
Who can declare - to his face - his way? And, what, he, hath done, who shall recompense to him?
Who shall reprove his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Who declares his way to his face, and who requites him for what he has done?
Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?
"Who will confront him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
declare: 2 Samuel 12:7-12, 1 Kings 21:19-24, Psalms 50:21, Jeremiah 2:33-35, Mark 6:18, Acts 24:25, Galatians 2:11
repay: Job 21:19, Job 41:11, Deuteronomy 7:10, Isaiah 59:13, Romans 12:19, James 2:13
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 21:7 - General
Cross-References
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,
Isaac went on to Beersheba,
So Isaac named the well Shibah, and the town is still called Beersheba.
The Israelites called a meeting of the nation. And since they were God's people, the meeting was held at the place of worship in Mizpah. Men who could serve as soldiers came from everywhere in Israel—from Dan in the north, Beersheba in the south, and Gilead east of the Jordan River. Four hundred thousand of them came to Mizpah, and they each felt the same about what those men from the tribe of Benjamin had done. News about the meeting at Mizpah reached the tribe of Benjamin. As soon as the leaders of the tribes of Israel took their places, the Israelites said, "How could such a horrible thing happen?"
My advice is to gather all the fighting men of Israel from the town of Dan in the north down to the town of Beersheba in the south. You will have more soldiers than there are grains of sand on the seashore. Absalom, you should lead them yourself,
Everyone living in Israel, from the town of Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, was safe as long as Solomon lived. Each family sat undisturbed beneath its own grape vines and fig trees.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who shall declare his way to his face?.... Jarchi and Aben Ezra think that Job here returns to God, and speaks of him, as in
Job 21:22; signifying that no man can or ought to presume to charge the ways of God in his providence with inequality or injustice, in sparing the wicked now, and reserving them to wrath and destruction hereafter; since he is a sovereign Being, and does what he pleases, and none can hinder him, nor ought any to say to him, what dost thou? nor does he give an account of his matters to the children of men; but this respects the wicked man, and describes his state and condition in this life, as being possessed of such wealth and riches, and living in such grandeur and splendour, and advanced to such places of honour and glory, as to be above the reproof of men; though his way, his course of life, is a very wicked one, and he ought to be told to his face the evil of his way, and the danger he is exposed to by it, and what will be the sad consequence of it; his relations and friends, his neighbours and acquaintance, should labour to convince him of his evil, and reprove him to his face, and endeavour to reclaim him from it; but how few are there that have courage and faithfulness enough to do this, since they are sure to incur his displeasure and hatred, and run the risk of their lives, as John the Baptist lost his for his faithfulness in reproving Herod to his face, for taking to him his brother Philip's wife? Matthew 14:3;
and who shall repay him [what] he hath done? bring him to an account for his crimes, and to just punishment for them; who will venture to bring a charge against him, or enter an action at law, bring him before a court of judicature, and prosecute him, and get judgment passed upon him? as such a man is above all reproof for his sins, he is out of the reach of punishment for them; he lives with impunity, none can punish him but God; and being lifted up with his greatness, he neither fears God nor regards man.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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. No one was able to recompense them for the evil which they had done, and consequently they lived in security and prosperity. Such were the tyrants and conquerors, who had made the world desolate.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 21:31. Who shall declare his way to his face? — But while the wicked is in power, who shall dare to tell him to his face what his true character is? or, who shall dare to repay him the evil he has done? As such a person cannot have his punishment in this life, he must have it in another; and for this the day of wrath - the day of judgment, is prepared.
