Job 31:37

Job 31:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)—
• English Standard Version (ESV)I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.

Context of Job 31:37

35Oh, that I had one to listen to me! Look, here is my signature (mark); Let the Almighty answer me! Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form]. 36Surely I would [proudly] bear it on my shoulder, And bind the scroll around my head like a crown. I would count out to Him the number of my steps [with every detail of my life], Approaching His presence as if I were a prince. 38“For if my land has cried out against me, And its furrows weep together; 39If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them, Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,

Job 31:37 word by word

מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I would declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• unto him the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• of my stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• as a princeנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
• would I go nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126

Cross-references for Job 31:37

• Job 9:3If one should want to contend or dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
• Job 13:15Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.
• Job 14:16But now You number [each of] my steps; You do not observe nor take note of my sin.
• Job 42:3[You said to me] ‘Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?’ Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
• Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.
• Genesis 32:28And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
• Ephesians 3:12in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin.
• 1 John 3:19By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him

Commentaries on Job 31:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37I would declare unto him the number of my steps - I would show this adversary the different stations I had been in, and the offices which I had filled in life, that he might trace me through the whole of my civil, military, and domestic life, in order to get evidence against me. As a prince would I go near - Though carrying my own accusation, I would go into the presence of my judge as the נגיד nagid, chief, or sovereign commander and judge, of the people…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37I would declare unto him the number of my steps - That is, I would disclose to him the whole course of my life. This is language also appropriate to a judicial trial, and the meaning is, that Job was so confident of his integrity that he would approach God and make his whole course of life known to him. As a prince would I go near unto him - With the firm and upright step with which a prince commonly walks. I would not go in a base, cringing manner, but…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, Pr 28:13. He speaks of his courage in what is good, as an evidence of his sincerity in it. When men get estates unjustly, they are justly deprived of comfort from them; it was sown wheat, but shall come up thistles. What men do not come honestly by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37When someone made a wrong accusation against a prince, he could appeal to his king.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. A good conscience imparts a princely dignity before man and free assurance in approaching God. This can be realized, not in Job's way (Job 42:5, 6); but only through Jesus Christ (He 10:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:37

• Integrity

In the dictionaries

• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Charm
• Elihu (2)
• Job, Book of
• Prince

Commentaries on Job 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings