New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:19-34
19IfH518 I have seenH7200 anyone perishH6 1for lackH1097 of clothingH3830, Or that 2the needyH34 hadH369 noH369 coveringH3682,20IfH518 his waistH2504 has not 3thankedH1288 me, And if he has not beenH2552 warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 upH5130 my handH3027 againstH5921 4the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 5I had supportH5833 6in the gateH8179,22May my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from its 7socketH7926, And my 8armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 9at the elbowH7070.23For 10disasterH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 11His majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.
24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 12goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 13gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had obtainedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 14lookedH7200 at the 15sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984, Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 was secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 16threwH5401 aH5401 kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 17a guiltyH5771 deedH5771 calling for 18judgmentH6416, For I would have 19deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.
29“Have I 20rejoicedH8055 at the misfortuneH6365 of my enemyH8130, Or becomeH5782 excitedH5782 whenH3588 evilH7451 foundH4672 him?3021NoH3808, 22I have not 23allowedH5414 my mouthH2441 to sinH2398 By askingH7592 for his lifeH5315 in 24a curseH423.31Have the peopleH4962 of my tentH168 not saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 can 25findH5414 one who has not beenH7646 26satisfiedH7646 with his meatH1320’?32The strangerH1616 has not spentH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 outsideH2351, For I have openedH6605 my doorsH1817 to the 27travelerH734.33Have I 28coveredH3680 my wrongdoingsH6588 like a manH121, By hidingH2934 my guiltH5771 in my shirtH2243 pocketH2243,34BecauseH3588 I 29fearedH6206 the greatH7227 multitudeH1995 And the contemptH937 of familiesH4940 terrifiedH2865 me, And I keptH1826 silentH1826 and did not goH3318 outH3318 of doorsH6607?
Notes
- 1. Job 31:19 Job 22:6; 29:13 ↩
- 2. Job 31:19 Job 24:4 ↩
- 3. Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing ↩
- 4. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
- 5. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
- 6. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
- 7. Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint ↩
- 8. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
- 9. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
- 10. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
- 11. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
- 12. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
- 13. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
- 14. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
- 15. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
- 16. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
- 17. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
- 18. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
- 19. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
- 20. Job 31:29 Prov 17:5; 24:17; Obad 12 ↩
- 21. Job 31:30 Lit And ↩
- 22. Job 31:30 Ps 7:4 ↩
- 23. Job 31:30 Lit given my palate ↩
- 24. Job 31:30 Job 5:3 ↩
- 25. Job 31:31 Lit give ↩
- 26. Job 31:31 Job 22:7 ↩
- 27. Job 31:32 MT way ↩
- 28. Job 31:33 Gen 3:10; Prov 28:13 ↩
- 29. Job 31:34 Ex 23:2 ↩
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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