Job 10:2 “I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me…”

Job 10:2

I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

World English Bible

I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

American Standard Version

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will say vnto God, Condemne mee not: shew me, wherefore thou contendest with mee.

Darby Translation

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou strivest with me.

Young's Literal Translation

I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive [with] me.

Bible in Basic English

I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.

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Cross references

“Do not”

Psalm 143:2 Psalm 6:1–4 Psalm 25:7 Psalm 38:1–8 Psalm 109:21 Romans 8:1

Psalm 143:2 · BSB

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

Psalm 6:1–4 · BSB

O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

Psalm 25:7 · BSB

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Psalm 38:1–8 · BSB

O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

Psalm 109:21 · BSB

But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.

Romans 8:1 · BSB

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

“shew me”

Lamentations 3:40–42 Job 8:5 Job 8:6 Job 34:31 Job 34:32 Psalm 139:23

Lamentations 3:40–42 · BSB

Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

Job 8:5 · BSB

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

Job 8:6 · BSB

if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

Job 34:31 · BSB

Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.

Job 34:32 · BSB

Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’

Psalm 139:23 · BSB

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Also

Job 9:29

Job 9:29 · BSB

Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

3Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

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