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I am clean and free from sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I am clean without transgression, I <i>am</i> innocent; neither <i>is there</i> iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘I <i>am</i> pure, without transgression; I <i>am</i> innocent, and <i>there is</i> no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I am pure, without wrongdoing; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no guilt in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no guilt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that you are innocent, guilty of nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[You said,] 'I'm pure-without any rebellious acts [against God]. I'm clean; I have no sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘I am clean, without disobedience. I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I [am] pure, without transgression, "" I [am] innocent, and I have no iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Pure am I, without transgression, Innocent am I, and I have no iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I am clean without transgression; I am fair, and no iniquity to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am clean, and without sin : I am unspotted, and there is no iniquity in me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, there is no guilt in me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am blameless without transgressions, I am righteous; and there is no iniquity in me, and I am far removed from wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you have said: I am innocent without debts, and I am righteous, and there is no sin in me, and I am free from evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/33-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5025" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/33.htm">Elihu Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">‘I</a> <a href="/hebrew/2134.htm" title="2134: zaḵ (Adj-ms) -- Pure, clean. From zakak; clear.">am pure,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1097.htm" title="1097: bə·lî (Adv) -- From balah; properly, failure, i.e. Nothing or destruction; usually without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: p̄ā·ša‘ (N-ms) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">transgression;</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/2643.htm" title="2643: ḥap̄ (Adj-ms) -- Clean. From chophaph; pure.">am clean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">with no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">in me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-23.htm">Psalm 18:23</a></span><br />And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a></span><br />Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a></span><br />He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Luke 18:11-12</a></span><br />The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. / I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6</a></span><br />as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-2.htm">James 3:2</a></span><br />We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-10.htm">1 John 1:10</a></span><br />If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Psalm 51:5</a></span><br />Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a></span><br />“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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.</p><p class="hdg">clean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Job 9:17</a></b></br> For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-7.htm">Job 10:7</a></b></br> Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4</a></b></br> For thou hast said, My doctrine <i>is</i> pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.</p><p class="hdg">innocent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-23.htm">Job 9:23,28</a></b></br> If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-8.htm">Job 17:8</a></b></br> Upright <i>men</i> shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Jeremiah 2:35</a></b></br> Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/25-5.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/31-33.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/job/31-24.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/32-3.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/job/29-6.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/37-21.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Disobedience</a> <a href="/job/33-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/33-32.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/34-5.htm">Innocent</a> <a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Transgression</a> <a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Job 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-8.htm">He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/33-31.htm">He incites Job to attention</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am pure, without transgression;</b><br>This phrase reflects a claim of innocence and purity. In the context of the Book of Job, Job maintains his integrity despite his suffering. The assertion of being "pure" and "without transgression" is significant in the ancient Near Eastern context, where purity was often associated with ritual cleanliness and moral uprightness. Job's claim can be compared to <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a>, which speaks of those with clean hands and a pure heart being able to stand in God's holy place. Theologically, this phrase challenges the retributive justice view held by Job's friends, who believe suffering is always a result of sin.<p><b>I am clean,</b><br>The concept of being "clean" in the biblical sense often refers to both physical and spiritual states. In Levitical law, cleanliness was crucial for participation in religious activities (Leviticus 11-15). Job's assertion of being clean suggests he is free from any moral or ritual impurity that would separate him from God. This claim is central to the narrative, as it underscores Job's struggle to understand his suffering despite his righteousness. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of being cleansed from sin through Christ (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>).<p><b>with no iniquity in me.</b><br>"Iniquity" refers to moral wrongdoing or sin. Job's declaration of having no iniquity is a bold statement of his righteousness and innocence. This phrase highlights the tension between Job's experience and the traditional belief that suffering is a direct consequence of sin. It echoes the sentiments found in <a href="/psalms/26.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a>, where the psalmist asks for vindication based on their integrity. In a broader biblical context, this phrase points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who was without sin (<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>) and whose righteousness is imputed to believers (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A younger friend of Job who speaks in chapters 32-37. He challenges Job's assertions of innocence and offers a different perspective on suffering and divine justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>This verse is part of Elihu's speech, where he quotes Job's claims of innocence to address Job's understanding of his suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_human_nature.htm">Understanding Human Nature</a></b><br>Job's claim of purity reflects a common human tendency to view oneself as righteous. However, Scripture teaches that all have sinned and need God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Suffering</a></b><br>Elihu suggests that suffering can be a tool for spiritual growth and correction, not necessarily a punishment for sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing our own limitations and sinfulness is crucial in our relationship with God. Humility opens the door to God's grace and transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_perspective_vs._human_perspective.htm">God's Perspective vs. Human Perspective</a></b><br>Our understanding of purity and righteousness is limited. God's perspective is perfect and encompasses His justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>Even when we feel innocent, it's important to maintain a posture of repentance and seek God's guidance and forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_suffering.htm">Why does God allow injustice and suffering to persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_peter_2_24_promise_physical_healing.htm">1 Peter 2:24: Does 'by his wounds you have been healed' imply guaranteed physical healing, and how do we account for illnesses that remain unhealed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_order_canaanites'_death.htm">Why did God order the Canaanites' extermination?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">I am clean without transgression.</span>--Job has nowhere used this language; but many of his statements were capable of being so perverted and misrepresented (<a href="/context/job/9-20.htm" title="If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.">Job 9:20-21</a>; <a href="/job/16-17.htm" title="Not for any injustice in my hands: also my prayer is pure.">Job 16:17</a>; <a href="/context/job/23-10.htm" title="But he knows the way that I take: when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.">Job 23:10-12</a>; <a href="/context/job/27-5.htm" title="God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.">Job 27:5-6</a>). This shows that Elihu even was incapable of entering fully into Job's position. He did not understand that a man could alone be righteous in proportion as he trusted God, but that, trusting God, he was righteous with His righteousness. This was the truth that Job dimly perceived and was faintly, though surely, striving after; and to his friends it was unintelligible, and not wholly apprehended by Elihu.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am clean without transgression, I am innocent</span>. Job had not said that he was "clean," or "without transgression," or "innocent." With respect to "cleanness," he had observed, "Who can bring a <span class="accented">clean</span> thing out of an <span class="accented">unclean?</span> not one," implying that all men were unclean (see <a href="/job/14-4.htm">Job 14:4</a>). Concerning ,'transgressions," he had declared, "I have sinned... Why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?" (<a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20, 21</a>); and again, "Thou makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth" (<a href="/job/13-26.htm">Job 13:26</a>). Further, he had asked to be told the number of his iniquities and sins (<a href="/job/13-23.htm">Job 13:23</a>), and declared that God kept his transgressions and iniquities sewn up and sealed in a bag (<a href="/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a>). With regard to "innocence," the only observation that he had made was, "I know that thou wilt <span class="accented">not</span> hold me innocent" (<a href="/job/9-28.htm">Job 9:28</a>). What he had really asserted was his uprightness, his integrity, his "righteousness" (<a href="/job/12-4.htm">Job 12:4</a>: 16:17; 23. 7; 27:5, 6; 31:5-40). And these are exactly what God bore witness to (<a href="/job/1-8.htm">Job 1:8</a>; <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3</a>). It is plain, then, that Elihu overstated his ease, and, whatever his intentions were, was practically almost as unfair to Job as the "comforters." Neither is there iniquity in me. Nor had Job said this. He had frequently acknowledged the contrary (see <a href="/job/7-21.htm">Job 7:21</a>; <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Job 13:26</a>; <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Job 14:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/33-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">‘I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am pure,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2134.htm">Strong's 2134: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pure, clean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽלִ֫י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as</span><br /><br /><span class="word">transgression;</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֥שַׁע</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ša‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am clean,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(ḥap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2643.htm">Strong's 2643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">עָוֺ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in me.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/33-9.htm">Job 33:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/33-9.htm">OT Poetry: Job 33:9 I am clean without disobedience (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/33-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 33:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 33:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>