New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:20-28
20IfH518 his waistH2504 has not 1thankedH1288 me, And if he has not beenH2552 warmedH2552 with the fleeceH1488 of my sheepH3532,21IfH518 I have liftedH5130 upH5130 my handH3027 againstH5921 2the orphanH3490, BecauseH3588 I sawH7200 3I had supportH5833 4in the gateH8179,22May my shoulderH3802 fallH5307 from its 5socketH7926, And my 6armH248 be brokenH7665 offH7665 7at the elbowH7070.23For 8disasterH343 from GodH410 is a terrorH6343 to me, And becauseH4480 of 9His majestyH7613 I canH3201 doH3201 nothingH3808.
24“IfH518 I have putH7760 my confidenceH3689 in 10goldH2091, And calledH559 fineH3800 goldH3800 my trustH4009,25IfH518 I have 11gloatedH8055 becauseH3588 my wealthH2428 was greatH7227, And becauseH3588 my handH3027 had obtainedH4672 so muchH3524;26IfH518 I have 12lookedH7200 at the 13sunH216 whenH3588 it shoneH1984, Or the moonH3394 goingH1980 in splendorH3368,27And my heartH3820 was secretlyH5643 enticedH6601, And my handH3027 14threwH5401 aH5401 kissH5401 from my mouthH6310,28That tooH1571 would have been 15a guiltyH5771 deedH5771 calling for 16judgmentH6416, For I would have 17deniedH3584 GodH410 aboveH4480H4605.
Notes
- 1. Job 31:20 Lit blessed; i.e., for clothing ↩
- 2. Job 31:21 Job 29:12; 31:17 ↩
- 3. Job 31:21 Lit my help ↩
- 4. Job 31:21 Job 29:7 ↩
- 5. Job 31:22 Lit neck-joint ↩
- 6. Job 31:22 Job 38:15 ↩
- 7. Job 31:22 Lit from the bone of the upper arm ↩
- 8. Job 31:23 Job 31:3 ↩
- 9. Job 31:23 Job 13:11 ↩
- 10. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
- 11. Job 31:25 Job 1:3, 10; Ps 62:10 ↩
- 12. Job 31:26 Deut 4:19; 17:3; Ezek 8:16 ↩
- 13. Job 31:26 Lit light ↩
- 14. Job 31:27 Lit kissed my mouth ↩
- 15. Job 31:28 Deut 17:2-7; Job 31:11 ↩
- 16. Job 31:28 Lit judges ↩
- 17. Job 31:28 Josh 24:27; Is 59:13 ↩
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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