Job 13:23
New International Version
How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.

New Living Translation
Tell me, what have I done wrong? Show me my rebellion and my sin.

English Standard Version
How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.

Berean Standard Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.

King James Bible
How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

New King James Version
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.

New American Standard Bible
“How many are my guilty deeds and sins? Make known to me my wrongdoing and my sin.

NASB 1995
“How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.

NASB 1977
“How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.

Legacy Standard Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my transgression and my sin.

Amplified Bible
“How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin.

Christian Standard Bible
How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.

American Standard Version
How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

Contemporary English Version
Please point out my sins, so I will know them.

English Revised Version
How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How many crimes and sins have I committed? Make me aware of my disobedience and my sin.

Good News Translation
What are my sins? What wrongs have I done? What crimes am I charged with?

International Standard Version
"How many of my iniquities and sins have you counted? Show me my transgression and sin.

Majority Standard Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.

NET Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Show me my transgression and my sin.

New Heart English Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.

Webster's Bible Translation
How many are my iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

World English Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
How many iniquities and sins do I have? Let me know my transgression and my sin.

Young's Literal Translation
How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know.

Smith's Literal Translation
How many iniquities and sins to me? make known to me my transgression and my sin.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my crimes and offences.

Catholic Public Domain Version
How many iniquities and sins do I have? Reveal my crimes and offenses to me.

New American Bible
What are my faults and my sins? My misdeed, my sin make known to me!

New Revised Standard Version
How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgressions and my sins.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
How many debts and sins do I have? My debts and my sins teach me
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
How many are my sins and my transgressions? teach me what they are.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job Reproves His Friends
22Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply. 23How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. 24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?…

Cross References
Psalm 19:12
Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

Jeremiah 17:9-10
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1 John 1:8-10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Isaiah 59:12
For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:

Romans 7:18-20
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. / For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. / And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

James 3:2
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

Psalm 51:3-5
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. / Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. / Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Matthew 7:3-5
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? / How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? / You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Romans 6:12-13
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

1 Corinthians 4:4
My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.

Galatians 5:17
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.


Treasury of Scripture

How many are my iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

many

Job 22:5
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

Psalm 44:20,21
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; …

make me

Job 36:8,9
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; …

Psalm 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

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Job 13
1. Job reproves his friends for partiality
14. He professes his confidence in God;
19. and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him














How many
This phrase reflects Job's deep introspection and desire for understanding. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "מָה" (mah), which is an interrogative that seeks to quantify or understand the extent of something. Job is not merely asking for a number; he is expressing a profound yearning to comprehend the nature and extent of his wrongdoings. This reflects a heart that is open to correction and eager for reconciliation with God.

are my iniquities
The term "iniquities" comes from the Hebrew word "עֲוֹנוֹת" (avonot), which refers to moral perversity or guilt. In the ancient Near Eastern context, iniquity was seen as a deviation from the path of righteousness. Job's use of this term indicates his awareness of the potential for moral failure and his desire to address any such failures before God. It underscores the biblical theme that all humans are prone to sin and must seek God's forgiveness.

and sins
The Hebrew word for "sins" here is "חַטָּאוֹת" (chataot), which means to miss the mark. This term is often used in the Old Testament to describe actions that fall short of God's standards. Job's inclusion of both "iniquities" and "sins" suggests a comprehensive acknowledgment of both intentional and unintentional wrongdoings. It highlights the biblical teaching that sin is not just about overt acts but also about failing to live up to God's holiness.

Make known to me
This phrase is a plea for divine revelation. The Hebrew verb "הוֹדִיעֵנִי" (hodi'eni) implies a request for God to reveal or disclose something hidden. Job is asking God to illuminate his understanding, to bring to light any hidden faults. This reflects a humble and teachable spirit, one that is willing to be corrected and guided by God's wisdom.

my transgression
The word "transgression" is translated from the Hebrew "פֶּשַׁע" (pesha), which denotes rebellion or a breach of trust. In the biblical context, transgression is a willful violation of God's law. Job's request for God to reveal his transgressions indicates his desire to restore any broken relationship with God. It emphasizes the importance of repentance and the need for divine forgiveness in the life of a believer.

and sin
The repetition of the word "sin" at the end of the verse reinforces the gravity of Job's inquiry. It serves as a bookend to his plea, emphasizing the seriousness with which he approaches his spiritual condition. The Hebrew concept of sin encompasses both actions and attitudes that are contrary to God's will. Job's earnest request for God to reveal his sins demonstrates his commitment to living a life that is pleasing to God.

(23) How many are mine iniquities?--We must be careful to note that alongside with Job's claim to be righteous there is ever as deep a confession of personal sin, thus showing that the only way in which we can understand his declarations is in the light of His teaching who convicts of sin before He convinces of righteousness.

Verse 23. - How many are mine iniquities and sins? This is scarcely, as Professor Stanley Leathes represents it, "a deep confession of personal sin" ('Old Testament Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 27). It is more in the nature of a remonstrance. "These sins of mine, for which I. am so grievously punished, what are they? Name them. How many are there of them? Let me know exactly what they are; and then I can question my conscience concerning them." Make me to know my transgression and my sin. These words imply that lie does not know them at present. He knows of some infirmities and lighter misdoings of his youth (ver. 26); but he knows of no such sins as are commensurate with his sufferings.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
How many
כַּמָּ֣ה (kam·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

[are] my
לִ֭י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

iniquities
עֲוֺנ֣וֹת (‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

and sins?
וְחַטָּא֑וֹת (wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’ō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

Reveal to me
הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ (hō·ḏî·‘ê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

my transgression
פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י (piš·‘î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6588: Transgression

and sin.
וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י (wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender


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