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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Job 9:21
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Though I am blameless,I no longer care about myself;I renounce my life.
I am blameless. I don't regard myself. I despise my life.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life.
"I am innocent, but I don't care about myself. I hate my own life.
I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.
"[Though] I am blameless, I do not care about myself; I despise my life.
"I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I reject my life.
I am blameless. I don't regard myself. I despise my life.
Though I were perfite, yet I knowe not my soule: therefore abhorre I my life.
I am blameless;I do not know my soul;I reject my life.
Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
I am not guilty, but I no longer care what happens to me.
"I am innocent. Don't I know myself? But I've had enough of this life of mine!
Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
I am innocent, but I don't know what to think. I hate my own life.
Though I am pure, yet I would not know my soul; I would despise my life.
I am innocent, but I no longer care. I am sick of living. Nothing matters; innocent or guilty, God will destroy us. <
"I am blameless; I do not care about myself; I loathe my life.
though I were perfect, I would not know my own soul; I despise my life.
For that I shulde be an innocent, my coscience knoweth it not, yee I my self am weery off my life.
I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.
I am innocent--I regard not myself, I despise my life.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soule: I would despise my life.
For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare, yet am I weery of my lyfe.
For even if I have sinned, I know it not in my soul: but my life is taken away.
I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
Yhe, thouy Y am symple, my soule schal not knowe this same thing; and it schal anoye me of my lijf.
I am perfect; I do not regard myself; I despise my life.
[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
"I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life.
"I am innocent, but it makes no difference to me— I despise my life.
Even though I am without blame, I do not care about myself. I hate my life.
I am blameless; I do not know myself; I loathe my life.
I blameless? I should not know my own soul, I should despise my own life!
Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life.
I am blameless; I regard not myself; I loathe my life.
Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.
"Believe me, I'm blameless. I don't understand what's going on. I hate my life! Since either way it ends up the same, I can only conclude that God destroys the good right along with the bad. When calamity hits and brings sudden death, he folds his arms, aloof from the despair of the innocent. He lets the wicked take over running the world, he installs judges who can't tell right from wrong. If he's not responsible, who is?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
yet would: Psalms 139:23, Psalms 139:24, Proverbs 28:26, Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:10, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 3:20
I would: Job 7:15, Job 7:16, Job 7:21
Reciprocal: Job 9:28 - I know Job 10:1 - My soul Job 10:15 - righteous Job 35:3 - what advantage Jeremiah 49:19 - appoint me the time
Cross-References
These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.
"Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant.
"Only you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.
envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[Though] I [were] perfect,.... Really and truly so, not conscious of any sin in thought, word, or deed; this is only a case supposed:
[yet] would I not know my soul; I would not own myself to be so before God; I would not insist upon such perfection in his presence, as what would justify me before him; since I am sensible the highest perfection of a creature is imperfection when compared with him: or the sense may be, should I say I were "perfect, I should not know my own soul"; I should plainly appear to be ignorant of myself, as all perfectionists are; they do not know their own souls, the plague of their hearts, the evil of their thoughts, the vanity of their minds; they do not take notice of these things, or do not look upon them as sinful; they know not the nature of sin, and the exceeding sinfulness of it:
I would despise my life; even if ever so innocent, perfect, and just; his meaning is, that he would not insist upon the continuance of it on that account; he had no such value for it, such a love of life as to contend with God upon the foot of justice about it; nor did he think it worth asking for, so mean an opinion had he entertained of it, see Job 7:16.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Though I were perfect - The same mode of expression occurs here again. “I perfect! I would not know it, or recognize it. If this were my view, and God judged otherwise, I would seem to be ignorant of it. I would not mention it.”
Yet would I not know my soul - Or, “I could not know my soul. If I should advance such a claim, it must be from my ignorance of myself.” Is not this true of all the claims to perfection which have ever been set up by man? Do they not demonstrate that he is ignorant of his own nature and character? So clear does this seem to me, that I have no doubt that Job expressed more than three thousand years ago what will be found true to the end of time - that if a man advances the claim to absolute perfection, it is conclusive proof that he does not know his own heart. A superficial view of ourselves, mingled with pride and vanity, may lead us to think that we are wholly free from sin. But who can tell what he would be if placed in other circumstances? Who knows what latent depravity would be developed if he were thrown into temptations?
I would despise my life - Dr. Good, I think, has well expressed the sense of this. According to his interpretation, it means that the claim of perfection would be in fact disowning all the consciousness which he had of sinfulness; all the arguments and convictions pressed on him by his reason and conscience, that he was a guilty man. Schultens, however, has given an interpretation which slightly differs from this, and one which Rosenmuller prefers. “Although I should be wholly conscious of innocence, yet that clear consciousness could not sustain me against the infinite splendor of the divine glory and majesty; but I should be compelled to appear ignorant of my own soul, and to reprobate, condemn, and despise my life passed with integrity and virtue.” This interpretation is in accordance with the connection, and may be sustained by the Hebrew.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 9:21. Though I were perfect — Had I the fullest conviction that, in every thought, word, and deed, I were blameless before him, yet I would not plead this; nor would I think it any security for a life of ease and prosperity, or any proof that my days should be prolonged.
