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Job 31:13-40

13“IfH518 I have 1despisedH3988 the claimH4941 of my maleH5650 or femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 When they filedH7378 a complaintH7379 againstH5973 me,14WhatH4100 then could I doH6213 whenH3588 GodH410 arisesH6965? And whenH3588 He callsH6485 me to accountH6485, whatH4100 will I answerH7725 Him?15Did not 2He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 fashionH3559 us in the wombH990?

16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 3the poorH1800 from their desireH2656, Or have caused the eyesH5869 of 4the widowH490 to failH3615,17Or have 5eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905, And 6the orphanH3490 has not 7sharedH398H4480 it18(But from my youthH5271 he grewH1431 up with me as with a fatherH1, And from 8infancyH517H990 I guidedH5148 her),19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 9for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 10the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his loinsH2504 have not 11thankedH1288 me, And if he has not been warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 up my handH3027 againstH5921 12the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 13I had supportH5833 14in the gateH8179,22Let my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from the 15socketH7926, And my 16armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 17at the elbowH7070.23For 18calamityH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 19His 20majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.

24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 21goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 22gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had securedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 23lookedH7200 at the 24sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984 Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 becameH6601 secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 25threwH5401 a kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 26an iniquityH5771 calling for 27judgmentH6416, For I would have 28deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.

29“Have I 29rejoicedH8055 at the extinctionH6365 of my enemyH8130, Or 30exultedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 befellH4672 him?3031NoH3808, 32I have not 33allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398 By askingH7592 for his lifeH5315 in 34a curseH423.31Have the menH4962 of my tentH168 not saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 can 35findH5414 one who has not been 36satisfiedH7646 with his meatH1320’?32The alienH1616 has not lodgedH3885 outsideH2351, For I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the 37travelerH734.33Have I 38coveredH3680 my transgressionsH6588 like 39AdamH121, By hidingH2934 my iniquityH5771 in my bosomH2243,34BecauseH3588 I 40fearedH6206 the greatH7227 multitudeH1995, And the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrifiedH2865 me, And keptH1826 silentH1826 and did not goH3318 out of doorsH6607?35OhH4310H5414 that I hadH5414 one to hearH8085 me! BeholdH2005, hereH2005 is my 41signatureH8420; 42Let the AlmightyH7706 answerH6030 me! And the indictmentH5612 which my 43adversaryH7379 has writtenH3789,36SurelyH518H3808 I would carryH5375 it on my shoulderH7926, I would bindH6029 it to myself like a crownH5850.37I would declareH5608 to Him 44the numberH4557 of my stepsH6806; LikeH3644 45a princeH5057 I would approachH7126 Him.

38“IfH518 my 46landH127 criesH2199 out againstH5921 me, And its furrowsH8525 weepH1058 togetherH3162;39IfH518 I have 47eatenH398 its 48fruitH3581 withoutH1097 moneyH3701, Or have 49caused 50its ownersH1167 to loseH5301 their livesH5315,40Let 51briarsH2336 52growH3318 insteadH8478 of wheatH2406, And stinkweedH890 insteadH8478 of barleyH8184.” The wordsH1697 of JobH347 are endedH8552.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 31:13 Deut 24:14, 15 ↩
  2. 2. Job 31:15 Job 10:3 ↩
  3. 3. Job 31:16 Job 5:16; 20:19 ↩
  4. 4. Job 31:16 Ex 22:22-24; Job 22:9 ↩
  5. 5. Job 31:17 Job 22:7 ↩
  6. 6. Job 31:17 Job 29:12 ↩
  7. 7. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it ↩
  8. 8. Job 31:18 Lit my mother’s womb ↩
  9. 9. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
  10. 10. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
  11. 11. Job 31:20 Lit blessed ↩
  12. 12. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
  13. 13. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
  14. 14. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
  15. 15. Job 31:22 Lit shoulder; or back ↩
  16. 16. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
  17. 17. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
  18. 18. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
  19. 19. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
  20. 20. Job 31:23 Lit exaltation ↩
  21. 21. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
  22. 22. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
  23. 23. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  24. 24. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
  25. 25. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
  26. 26. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
  27. 27. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
  28. 28. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
  29. 29. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
  30. 30. Job 31:29 Lit lifted myself up ↩
  31. 31. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
  32. 32. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
  33. 33. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
  34. 34. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
  35. 35. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
  36. 36. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
  37. 37. Job 31:32 M.T. way ↩
  38. 38. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
  39. 39. Job 31:33 Or mankind ↩
  40. 40. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩
  41. 41. Job 31:35 Lit mark ↩
  42. 42. Job 31:35 Job 19:7; 30:20, 24, 28; 35:14 ↩
  43. 43. Job 31:35 Job 27:7 ↩
  44. 44. Job 31:37 Job 31:4 ↩
  45. 45. Job 31:37 Job 1:3; 29:25 ↩
  46. 46. Job 31:38 Job 24:2 ↩
  47. 47. Job 31:39 Job 24:6, 10-12; James 5:4 ↩
  48. 48. Job 31:39 Lit strength ↩
  49. 49. Job 31:39 1 Kin 21:19 ↩
  50. 50. Job 31:39 Lit the soul of its owners to expire ↩
  51. 51. Job 31:40 Job 32:13; Is 5:6 ↩
  52. 52. Job 31:40 Lit come forth ↩

Commentaries on Job 31

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