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Job 33

Job 33:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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νHe looketh
shuwr (Hebrew #7789)
to spy out, i.e. (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for
KJV usage: behold, lay wait, look, observe, perceive, regard, see.
Pronounce: shoor
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 7788 through the idea of going round for inspection)
upon men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
, and if any say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
f, I have sinned
chata' (Hebrew #2398)
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
KJV usage: bear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.
Pronounce: khaw-taw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and perverted
`avah (Hebrew #5753)
to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, X turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
Pronounce: aw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
that which was right
yashar (Hebrew #3477)
straight (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
Pronounce: yaw-shawr'
Origin: from 3474
, and it profited
shavah (Hebrew #7737)
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
KJV usage: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a- )like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Pronounce: shaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
me not;
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or, He shall look upon men, and say, I have sinned.
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1 John 1:9• 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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looketh, etc.
or, shall look upon men, and say, I havesinned, etc.
Gen. 16:13• 13And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? (Gen. 16:13)
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2 Chron. 16:9• 9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chron. 16:9)
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Psa. 11:4• 4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. (Psa. 11:4)
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Psa. 14:2• 2The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (Psa. 14:2)
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Psa. 139:1‑4• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
 2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
 3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
 4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. (Psa. 139:1‑4)
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Prov. 5:21• 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. (Prov. 5:21)
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Prov. 15:3• 3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (Prov. 15:3)
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Jer. 23:24• 24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. (Jer. 23:24)
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Job 7:20• 20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? (Job 7:20)
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Num. 12:11• 11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. (Num. 12:11)
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2 Sam. 12:13• 13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. (2 Sam. 12:13)
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Prov. 28:13• 13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Prov. 28:13)
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Jer. 3:13• 13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. (Jer. 3:13)
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Jer. 31:18‑19• 18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
 19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. (Jer. 31:18‑19)
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Luke 15:18‑22• 18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
 19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
 20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
 21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
 22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: (Luke 15:18‑22)
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Luke 18:13• 13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13)
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1 John 1:8‑10• 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:8‑10)
perverted.
Eccl. 5:8• 8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)
right.
Psa. 19:7‑8• 7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
 8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. (Psa. 19:7‑8)
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Psa. 119:128• 128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. (Psa. 119:128)
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Rom. 7:12‑14,16,22• 12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
 13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
 14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
 16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
 22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: (Rom. 7:12‑14,16,22)
it profited.
Job 34:9• 9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. (Job 34:9)
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Jer. 2:8• 8The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. (Jer. 2:8)
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Matt. 16:26• 26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matt. 16:26)
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Rom. 6:21• 21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. (Rom. 6:21)
• Job will soon acknowledge his sin in perverting, misunderstanding, the righteous character of God. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)
• But this iniquity has not been requited to the once guilty one. “It was not recompensed to me” —for so should the last clause of verse 27 read. (“Job 32-37” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He will sing beforem men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

JND Translation Notes

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Or "He (the repentant man) will look towards men, and say," or "He (God) will look towards men, and [the man] will say."