Job 31:14
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
What then shall I do when God rises up? and when he visits, what shall I answer him?
American King James Version (AKJV)
What then shall I do when God rises up? and when he visits, what shall I answer him?
American Standard Version (ASV)
What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?
Webster's Revision
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
World English Bible
What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?
English Revised Version (ERV)
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Barnes's Job 31:14 Bible Commentary
What then shall I do when God riseth up? - That is, when he rises up to pronounce sentence upon people, or to execute impartial justice. Job admits that if he had done injustice to a servant, he would have reason to dread the divine indignation, and that he could have no excuse. "I tremble," said President Jefferson, speaking of slavery in the United States "when I remember that God is just!" Notes on Virginia.
And when he visiteth - When he comes to inspect human conduct. Umbreit renders it "when he punishes." The word visit is often used in this sense in the Scriptures.
