Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. New Living Translation “I am innocent, but it makes no difference to me— I despise my life. English Standard Version I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life. Berean Standard Bible Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. King James Bible Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. New King James Version “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life. New American Standard Bible “I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I reject my life. NASB 1995 “I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life. NASB 1977 “I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life. Legacy Standard Bible I am blameless; I do not know my soul; I reject my life. Amplified Bible “[Though] I am blameless, I do not care about myself; I despise my life. Christian Standard Bible Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life. American Standard Version I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life. Contemporary English Version I am not guilty, but I no longer care what happens to me. English Revised Version I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life. GOD'S WORD® Translation If I am a man of integrity, I have no way of knowing it. I hate my life! International Standard Version "I'm blameless; I don't know myself; I despise my life. Majority Standard Bible Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. NET Bible I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life. New Heart English Bible I am blameless. I do not regard myself. I despise my life. Webster's Bible Translation Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. World English Bible I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI am perfect; I do not know my soul, I despise my life. Young's Literal Translation Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life. Smith's Literal Translation I am blameless, I shall not know my soul: I shall despise my life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAlthough I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life. Catholic Public Domain Version And if I now became simple, my soul would be ignorant even of this, and my life would weary me. New American Bible I am innocent, but I cannot know it; I despise my life. New Revised Standard Version I am blameless; I do not know myself; I loathe my life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThough I am pure, yet I would not know my soul; I would despise my life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I am perfect and I do not know my soul. I have despised my life. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I am innocent--I regard not myself, I despise my life. Brenton Septuagint Translation For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. 21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life. 22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’… Cross References Romans 3:10-12 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins. Isaiah 64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. Psalm 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. 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. Romans 7:18-19 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. Psalm 51:5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. Isaiah 53:6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me. Proverbs 20:9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”? Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Matthew 19:17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Romans 7:24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Treasury of Scripture Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. yet would Psalm 139:23,24 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: … Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Jeremiah 17:9,10 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? … I would Job 7:15,16,21 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life… Jump to Previous Although Blameless Concern Desire Despise Guiltless Innocent Life Notice Perfect Regard Soul Thought WrongJump to Next Although Blameless Concern Desire Despise Guiltless Innocent Life Notice Perfect Regard Soul Thought WrongJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions Though I am blameless The Hebrew word for "blameless" is "תָּם" (tam), which conveys a sense of completeness, integrity, and moral innocence. In the context of Job, this word underscores his righteousness and the unjust nature of his suffering. Job's assertion of being "blameless" is not a claim of sinlessness but rather a testament to his upright character and faithfulness to God. This reflects the broader biblical theme that righteousness does not always equate to a life free from suffering, a concept that challenges the retributive justice perspective prevalent in ancient Near Eastern thought. I have no concern for myself I despise my own life Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Though Iאָ֭נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am blameless, תָּֽם־ (tām-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8535: Complete, pious, gentle, dear I have no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no concern אֵדַ֥ע (’ê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know for myself; נַפְשִׁ֗י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion I despise אֶמְאַ֥ס (’em·’as) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear my life. חַיָּֽי׃ (ḥay·yāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Job 9:21 NIVJob 9:21 NLT Job 9:21 ESV Job 9:21 NASB Job 9:21 KJV Job 9:21 BibleApps.com Job 9:21 Biblia Paralela Job 9:21 Chinese Bible Job 9:21 French Bible Job 9:21 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:21 I am blameless (Jb) |
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