New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:5-17
5“IfH518 I have 1walkedH1980 with deceptionH7723, And my footH7272 has hurriedH2363 afterH5921 deceitH4820,6Let Him 2weighH8254 me with 3accurateH6664 scalesH3976, And let GodH433 knowH3045 4my integrityH8538.7IfH518 my stepH838 has 5turnedH5186 from the wayH1870, Or my heartH3820 6followedH310H1980 my eyesH5869, Or if any 7spotH3971 has stuckH1692 to my handsH3709,8Let me 8sowH2232 and anotherH312 eatH398, And let my 910cropsH6631 be uprootedH8327.
9“IfH518 my heartH3820 has been 11enticedH6601 by a womanH802, Or I have lurkedH693 at my neighbor’sH7453 doorwayH6607,10May my wifeH802 12grindH2912 grain for anotherH312, And let 13othersH312 14kneelH3766 downH3766 overH5921 her.11For that would be a 15lustfulH2154 crimeH2154; Moreover, it would be 16wrongdoingH5771 punishable by judgesH6414.12For it would be 17fireH784 that consumesH398 to 1819AbaddonH11, And would 20uprootH8327 allH3605 my 21increaseH8393.
13“IfH518 I have 22rejectedH3988 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 23He who madeH6213 me in the wombH990 not makeH6213 him, And the sameH259 oneH259 createH3559 us in the wombH990?
16“IfH518 I have keptH4513 24the poorH1800 fromH4513H4480 their desireH2656, Or have caused the eyesH5869 of 25the widowH490 to failH3615,17Or have 26eatenH398 my morselH6595 aloneH905, And 27the orphanH3490 has not 28sharedH398H4480 it
Notes
- 1. Job 31:5 Job 15:31; Mic 2:11 ↩
- 2. Job 31:6 Job 6:2, 3 ↩
- 3. Job 31:6 Lit just ↩
- 4. Job 31:6 Job 23:10; 27:5, 6 ↩
- 5. Job 31:7 Job 23:11 ↩
- 6. Job 31:7 Lit walked after ↩
- 7. Job 31:7 Job 9:30 ↩
- 8. Job 31:8 Lev 26:16; Job 20:18; Mic 6:15 ↩
- 9. Job 31:8 Or offspring ↩
- 10. Job 31:8 Job 31:12 ↩
- 11. Job 31:9 Job 24:15; 31:1 ↩
- 12. Job 31:10 Is 47:2 ↩
- 13. Job 31:10 Deut 28:30; Jer 8:10 ↩
- 14. Job 31:10 I.e., have sexual relations with her ↩
- 15. Job 31:11 Lev 20:10; Deut 22:24 ↩
- 16. Job 31:11 Job 31:28 ↩
- 17. Job 31:12 Job 15:30 ↩
- 18. Job 31:12 I.e., the place of destruction ↩
- 19. Job 31:12 Job 26:6 ↩
- 20. Job 31:12 Job 20:28; 31:8 ↩
- 21. Job 31:12 Or yield ↩
- 22. Job 31:13 Deut 24:14, 15 ↩
- 23. Job 31:15 Job 10:3 ↩
- 24. Job 31:16 Job 5:16; 20:19 ↩
- 25. Job 31:16 Ex 22:22-24; Job 22:9 ↩
- 26. Job 31:17 Job 22:7 ↩
- 27. Job 31:17 Job 29:12 ↩
- 28. Job 31:17 Lit eaten from it ↩
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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