Job 34:33

"Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?"

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the importance of seeking divine wisdom and acknowledging one's own faults. It emphasizes that genuine repentance involves not just recognizing wrongdoing but actively choosing to change and avoid repeating it.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Should it be according to thy mind? -Margin, as in Hebrew “from with thee” -המעמךhamē‛imekā. There has been much diversity of opinion in regard to the meaning of this verse. It is exceedingly obscure in the original, and has the appearance of being a proverbial expression. The general sense seems to be, that God will not be regulated in his dealings by what may be the views of man, or by what man might be disposed to choose or refuse. He will act according to his own views of what is right and proper to be done. The phrase, “should it be according to thy mind,” means that it is not to be expected that God will consult the views and feelings of man rather than his own.

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