Job 31:22

Job 31:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
• New International Version (NIV)then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket.

Context of Job 31:22

20Then I would give them clothes. The wool from my sheep would keep them warm. And they all thanked me. 21I have not turned against children who have no family, even when the city judges agreed with me. God should punish me if these things are not true. I would accept the punishment that I deserve. 23I was afraid of the trouble that God might bring to me. So I could not do these bad things, because God is so great and powerful. 24I have not trusted in money or in gold. I have never thought that they would make me strong.

Job 31:22 word by word

כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• let mine armכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• from my shoulder bladeשִׁכְמָהshikmâh · shoulderH7929
• and mine armאֶזְרוֹעַ'ezrôa‛ · armH248
• be brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• from the boneקָנֶהqâneh · branch: shoulderH7070

Cross-references for Job 31:22

• Job 31:10If I had done those things, my wife should prepare food for another man. It would be right for other men to have sex with her.
• Joshua 22:22They said, ‘God, the Lord, is the great God! God, the Lord knows what is true! So all Israel must also know! Punish us today if we have turned against the Lord. We have not refused to obey him.
• Psalms 137:6I would rather my tongue could no longer move! Yes, I will always remember you, Jerusalem. You are the most important thing that I think about, more than anything else that makes me happy.

Commentaries on Job 31:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Let mine arm fall - Mr. Good, as a medical man, is at home in the translation of this verse: - "May my shoulder-bone be shivered at the blade, And mine arm be broken off at the socket." Let judgment fall particularly on those parts which have either done wrong, or refused to do right when in their power.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Then let mine arm - The strong language which Job uses here, shows his consciousness of innocence, and his detestation of the offences to which he here refers, Job 31:16-22. The word rendered “arm” here (כתף kâthêph ) means properly the shoulder. Isaiah 46:7; Isaiah 49:22; Numbers 7:9; compare the notes at Isaiah 11:14. There is no instance, it is believed, unless this is one, in which it means arm, and the meaning here is, that he wished, if he had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 Job's conscience gave testimony concerning his just and charitable behaviour toward the poor. He is most large upon this head, because in this matter he was particularly accused. He was tender of all, and hurtful to none. Notice the principles by which Job was restrained from being uncharitable and unmerciful. He stood in awe of the Lord, as certainly against him, if he should wrong the poor. Regard to worldly interests may restrain a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23If someone used an arm for a sinful action, having it torn from its socket would be a fitting punishment (31:21). This would be better than encountering God's judgment (compare Matthew 5:28–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2313-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy. despise the cause--refused to do them justice.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Beneficence
• Integrity
• Poor
• Temptation
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Shoulder-Blade
• Blade
• Bosom
• Channel
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Arm
• Charm
• Job, Book of

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