Job 34:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:”
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Read Full Chapter →Elihu describes the fitting words for one to say to God: I have borne my discipline; I will sin no more.
What Does Job 34:31 Mean?
Elihu turns from describing God to instructing Job in how one ought to respond. The fitting word to bring to God is one of humble submission: 'I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.' Rather than disputing with God, the wise heart accepts correction and resolves to amend. This is the posture Elihu commends in place of complaint.
Here is the language of true repentance: owning the discipline, turning from the offense. It does not demand explanations but yields in trust. 'Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,' and the son who receives correction grows by it. To say, 'I will not offend any more,' is not to claim perfection but to set the heart toward God. Such humility opens the way to mercy and to deeper peace.
Job 34:31 in the Original Language
nasa (נָשָׂא), 'borne' -- to lift up, bear, or carry; here, to accept and carry one's correction.
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What does Job 34:31 mean?
Elihu describes the fitting words for one to say to God: I have borne my discipline; I will sin no more.