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What will I answer when called to account?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />how could I face God? What could I say when he questioned me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, how am I to answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />What then could I do when God arises, And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, <i>with</i> what will I respond to Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />What then could I do when God arises [to judge me]? When He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />what could I do when God stands up to judge? How should I answer him when he calls me to account?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />what could I do when God stands up to judge? How should I answer Him when He calls me to account? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Otherwise, what answer would I give to God when he judges me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />then what could I do if God rises up? If he examines me, how could I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If I did not, how could I then face God? What could I say when God came to judge me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then what do I do when God arises? And when He inspects, "" What do I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And what shall I do when God shall rise up? And when he shall review, what shall I turn back to him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For what shall I do when God shall rise to judge? and when he shall examine, what shall I answer him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />then what will I do when God rises to judge, and, when he inquires, how will I respond to him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />What then should I do when God rises up? What could I answer when he demands an account? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Without saying, What then shall I do when God rises up in judgment, and when he inquires, what shall I answer him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But I have said, ‘what shall I do when God stands up and when he commands, what I shall return to him?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />what then shall I do if the Lord should try me? and if also he should at all visit me, can I make an answer?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-14.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=4665" 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/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">will I do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rises to judge?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will I answer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: yip̄·qōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">called to account?</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?…<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="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10-12</a></span><br />Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. / It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” / So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Matthew 12:36</a></span><br />But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2-3</a></span><br />There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7-8</a></span><br />But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment. / He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Psalm 50:3-6</a></span><br />Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. / He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: / “Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-5.htm">1 Peter 4:5</a></span><br />But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9-10</a></span><br />As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. / A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">What then shall I do when God rises up? and when he visits, what shall I answer him?</p><p class="hdg">What then</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-32.htm">Job 9:32</a></b></br> For <i>he is</i> not a man, as I <i>am, that</i> I should answer him, <i>and</i> we should come together in judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-2.htm">Job 10:2</a></b></br> I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded.</p><p class="hdg">when he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></b></br> The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know <i>it</i>: the prophet <i>is</i> a fool, the spiritual man <i>is</i> mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Micah 7:4</a></b></br> The best of them <i>is</i> as a brier: the most upright <i>is sharper</i> than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen <i>and</i> thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2</a></b></br> And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.</p><p class="hdg">what shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19</a></b></br> Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Account</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/job/25-3.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Inquiry</a> <a href="/job/5-24.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/job/23-7.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/9-3.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Remembereth</a> <a href="/job/27-7.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/job/27-7.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/romans/3-5.htm">Visiteth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Visits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/31-37.htm">Account</a> <a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Arises</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Ariseth</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/job/34-24.htm">Inquiry</a> <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/job/32-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/38-3.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Remembereth</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Visiteth</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Visits</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</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'; 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The concept of God as the ultimate judge is rooted in passages like <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7-8</a>, where God is depicted as sitting on His throne to judge the world in righteousness. Job's rhetorical question underscores his understanding of God's sovereignty and justice. In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, divine judgment was a common belief, but Job's monotheistic view sets the God of Israel apart as the sole arbiter of justice. This anticipates the New Testament teaching of Christ as the judge of the living and the dead (<a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42</a>).<p><b>How will I answer when called to account?</b><br>Job's concern about how he will respond when held accountable by God highlights the biblical principle of personal responsibility before the Creator. This echoes the teaching found in <a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>, where each person is said to give an account of themselves to God. The phrase suggests a courtroom setting, a common metaphor in Scripture for divine judgment, as seen in passages like <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, where the dead are judged according to their deeds. Job's introspection and desire for integrity foreshadow the New Testament emphasis on living a life worthy of the calling received in Christ (<a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</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, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who is the ultimate judge of all humanity. In the context of Job, God is the one who allows Job's trials and is the one Job ultimately seeks to understand and please.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event or process where God evaluates the actions and hearts of individuals. In <a href="/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14</a>, Job is contemplating his accountability before God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a></b><br>Every believer must recognize their accountability to God. Job's introspection serves as a model for self-examination in light of God's holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>Job's question reflects a healthy fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom. This reverence should guide our actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_conduct.htm">Integrity in Conduct</a></b><br>Job's life exemplifies integrity. Believers are called to live blamelessly, knowing that God sees all and will judge righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_judgment.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a></b><br>Just as Job considers how he will answer God, Christians should live in a way that prepares them for the day they stand before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite his suffering, Job trusts in God's ultimate justice. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is just and will make all things right.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_31_13-15_view_servant_treatment.htm">In Job 31:13–15, how does Job’s stance on treating servants align with what we know of ancient slavery practices and laws? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_judges_4_14-15_myth_or_history.htm">Judges 4:14-15 credits God with routing Sisera's army--does this imply mythological embellishment rather than a purely historical account?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_not_judge_others_in_romans_14_10.htm">Romans 14:10 - Why emphasize not judging others when other passages in the New Testament do pronounce judgment on certain behaviors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/acts_17_31_-_evidence_for_judgment_by_resurrection.htm">Acts 17:31 - What evidence supports the claim of a coming judgment by a resurrected man when such accounts defy scientific understanding of death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 14, 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What then shall I do when God riseth up?</span> Job regards God as the Avenger and Champion of all the oppressed. If he had been harsh and cruel to his dependants, he would have provoked God's anger, and God would assuredly "rise up" one day to punish. What, then, could he (Job) do? What but submit in silence? <span class="cmt_word">When he visiteth, what shall I answer him?</span> There could be no valid defence. The slave was still a man, a brother - God's creature, equally with his master. <span class="cmt_word">Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?</span> God "hath made of one Mood all nations of men," and all individual me, "to dwell on the face of the earth" (<a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a>). All have rights - in a certain sense, equal rights. All are entitled to just treatment, to kind treatment, to merciful treatment. Job is before his age in recognizing the substantial equality of the slave with the freeman, which otherwise was scarcely taught by any until the promulgation of the gospel (see <a href="/1_timothy/6-2.htm">1 Timothy 6:2</a>; <a href="/philemon/1-16.htm">Philemon 1:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-14.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">what</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will I do</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה</span> <span class="translit">(’e·‘ĕ·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rises to judge?</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will I answer</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šî·ḇen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called to account?</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·qōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-14.htm">Job 31:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:14 What then shall I do when God (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:15" /></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>