Job 31:36

Job 31:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; I would bind it on me as a crown;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, And bind it on me like a crown;

Context of Job 31:36

34because I dreaded the large, noisy crowd and because the contempt of the ⌞local⌟ mobs terrified me so that I kept quiet and didn’t go outside…. 35“If only I had someone who would listen to me! Look, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me. Let the prosecutor write ⌞his complaint⌟ on a scroll. I would certainly carry it on my shoulder and place it on my head like a crown. 37I would tell him the number of my steps and approach him like a prince. 38“If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept….

Job 31:36 word by word

אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Surely I would takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• it upon my shoulderשְׁכֶםshekem · shoulderH7926
• bindעָנַד‛ânad · to bindH6029
• a crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850

Cross-references for Job 31:36

• Exodus 28:12and fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in the Lord’s presence.
• Isaiah 22:22I will place the key of the house of David around his neck. What he opens no one will shut. What he shuts no one will open.
• Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it was my clothing. I practiced justice, and it was my robe and my turban.
• Isaiah 62:3Then you will be a beautiful crown in the hand of the Lord, a royal crown in the hand of your God.
• Philippians 4:1So, brothers and sisters, I love you and miss you. You are my joy and my crown. Therefore, dear friends, keep your relationship with the Lord firm!

Commentaries on Job 31:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder - I would be contented to stand before the bar as a criminal, bearing upon my shoulder the board to which the accusation is affixed. In a book of Chinese punishments now before me, containing drawings representing various criminals brought to trial, in trial, and after trial, charged with different offenses; in almost all of them a board appears, on which the accusation or crime of which they are accused, or for…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Surely, I would take it upon my shoulder - That is, the book or bill which the Almighty would write in the case. Job says that he has such confidence that what God would record in his case would be in his favor, such confidence that he had no charge of hypocrisy against him, and that he who knew him altogether would not bring such an accusation against him, that he would bear it off triumphantly on his shoulders. It would be all that he could desire. This…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. 36carry it on my shoulder (compare Exodus 28:12; Isaiah 22:22): He would take full responsibility for his actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. So far from hiding the adversary's "answer" or "charge" through fear, I would take it on my shoulders--as a public honor (Is 9:6). a crown--not a mark of shame, but of distinction (Is 62:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:36

• Integrity

In the dictionaries

• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Charm
• Crown
• Elihu (2)
• 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