then be afraid of the sword, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgement.
Job 20:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding makes me reply. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I have heard the check of my reproach, And the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame, but out of my understanding my spirit answers me. American Standard Version (1901) I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me. Common English Bible I hear teaching that insults me, but I am forced to answer based on my own understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version The teaching you use to admonish me, I will hear, and the spirit of my understanding will respond for me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The doctrine with which thou reprovest me, I will hear: and the spirit of my understanding shall answer for me. |
then be afraid of the sword, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgement.
You have humiliated me ten times now, and you mistreat me without shame.
This is why my unsettling thoughts compel me to answer, because I am upset!
I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.
My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.