Job 31:26

Job 31:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
• New International Version (NIV)if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
• English Standard Version (ESV)if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,

Context of Job 31:26

24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou artmy confidence; 25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much; If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness, 27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

Job 31:26 word by word

אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• walkingהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980

Cross-references for Job 31:26

• Genesis 1:16And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he madethe stars also.
• Deuteronomy 4:19and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• Deuteronomy 11:16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Deuteronomy 17:3and hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,
• 2 Kings 23:5And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
• Jeremiah 8:2and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
• Ezekiel 8:16And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.
• Psalms 8:3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

Commentaries on Job 31:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26If I beheld the sun when it shined - In this verse Job clears himself of that idolatrous worship which was the most ancient and most consistent with reason of any species of idolatry; viz., Sabaeism, the worship of the heavenly bodies; particularly the sun and moon, Jupiter and Venus, the two latter being the morning and evening stars, and the most resplendent of all the heavenly bodies, the sun and moon excepted. "Job," says Calmet, "points out three…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26If I beheld the sun when it shined - Margin, light. The Hebrew word (אור 'ôr ) properly means light, but that it here means the sun is manifest from the connection, since the moon occurs in the parallel member of the sentence. Why the word light is used here rather than sun, can be only a matter of conjecture. It may be because the worship to which Job refers was not primarily and originally that of the sun, the moon, or the stars, but of light as such…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26if I have beheld the sun … or the moon: This vow denies violating the first commandment (compare Jeremiah 8:2; 44:17; Ezekiel 8:16; Acts 7:43; Deuteronomy 5:7; see Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:2–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. If I looked unto the sun (as an object of worship) because he shined; or to the moon because she walked, &c. Sabaism (from tsaba, "the heavenly hosts") was the earliest form of false worship. God is hence called in contradistinction, "Lord of Sabaoth." The sun, moon, and stars, the brightest objects in nature, and seen everywhere, were supposed to be visible representatives of the invisible God. They had no temples, but were worshipped on high places…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:26

• Idolatry
• Integrity
• Moon
• Sun
• Temptation

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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