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Forכִּיhas anyone saidהֶאָמַרtoאֶלEl,אֵל‘I have borne my punishment;נָשָׂאתִיI will notלֹאdo harm again;אֶחְבֹּל
Job 34:31
Study it in the app“For has anyone said to El, ‘I have borne my punishment; I will not do harm again;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 34:31, word by word
- has anyone saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- ‘I have borne my punishmentנָשָׂאתִיnasati
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasati” appears- do harm againאֶחְבֹּלechbol
ruin
To do harm or ruin something; also to act very wickedly.
Where else “echbol” appears
Translation note
Verses 31 to 33: their meaning is uncertain in Hebrew.
The context
30so that a godless human being may not reign, and there be no snares for the people.
31 · This verse (above)
32what is beyond what I see, you teach me; if injustice I have done, I will not do it again’?