Job 31:2

Job 31:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
• New International Version (NIV)For what is our lot from God above, our heritage from the Almighty on high?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What would be my portion from God above and my heritage from the Almighty on high?
• New King James Version (NKJV)For what is the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

Context of Job 31:2

1“I have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin? And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high? 3Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity? 4Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?

Job 31:2 word by word

וּמֶ֤ה׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• And whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• the portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• of Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• from aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• Or the heritageנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• from on highמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791

Cross-references for Job 31:2

• Job 20:29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, Even the heritage decreed to him by God.”
• Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Commentaries on Job 31:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For what portion of God is there from above? - Though I have not, in this or in any other respect, wickedly departed from God, yet what reward have I received?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For what portion of God is there from above? - Or, rather, “What portion should I then have from God who reigns above?” Job asks with emphasis, what portion or reward he should expect from God who reigns on high, if he had not made such a covenant with his eyes, and if he had given the reins to loose and wanton thoughts? This question he himself answers in the following verse, and says, that he could have expected only destruction from the Almighty.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Job called down wrong against himself (curses) if he was guilty of the accusations against him. Apart from mentioning idolatry (worship of false gods), Job spoke about how loyal he was to God by focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments (31:26–27). The summary of these is: “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-40Job 31:1-40. 1. Job proceeds to prove that he deserved a better lot. As in the twenty-ninth chapter, he showed his uprightness as an emir, or magistrate in public life, so in this chapter he vindicates his character in private life. 1-4. He asserts his guarding against being allured to sin by his senses. think--rather, "cast a (lustful) look." He not merely did not so, but put it out of the question by covenanting with his eyes against leading him into…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:2

• Fear of God
• Integrity

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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