New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:13-23
13“IfH518 I have 1rejectedH3988 the claimH4941 of my maleH5650 or femaleH519 slavesH519H5650 When they filedH7379 aH7379 complaintH7379 againstH5973 me,14WhatH4100 then could I doH6213 whenH3588 GodH410 arisesH6965? And whenH3588 He callsH6485 me toH6485 accountH6485, howH4100 am I to answerH7725 Him?15Did 2He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 not makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 createH3559 us in the wombH990?
16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 3the poorH1800 fromH4513H4480 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 upH1431 with me as with a fatherH1, And from 8my infancyH517H990 I guidedH5148 her),19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 9for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 10the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his waistH2504 has not 11thankedH1288 me, And if he has not beenH2552 warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 upH5130 my handH3027 againstH5921 12the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 13I had supportH5833 14in the gateH8179,22May my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from its 15socketH7926, And my 16armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 17at the elbowH7070.23For 18disasterH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 19His majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.
Notes
- 1. Job 31:13 Deut 24:14, 15 ↩
- 2. Job 31:15 Job 10:3 ↩
- 3. Job 31:16 Job 5:16; 20:19 ↩
- 4. Job 31:16 Ex 22:22-24; Job 22:9 ↩
- 5. Job 31:17 Job 22:7 ↩
- 6. Job 31:17 Job 29:12 ↩
- 7. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it ↩
- 8. Job 31:18 Lit my mother’s womb ↩
- 9. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
- 10. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
- 11. Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing ↩
- 12. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
- 13. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
- 14. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
- 15. Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint ↩
- 16. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
- 17. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
- 18. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
- 19. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
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
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