New English Translation
Job 31:32
32But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler –
Job 31:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
- New International Version (NIV)but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler—
- English Standard Version (ESV)(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),
- New King James Version (NKJV)(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler);
Context of Job 31:32
30I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse – 31if the members of my household have never said, ‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’ – But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler – 33if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart, 34because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors –
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בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:32
- Job 31:17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans –
- Genesis 19:2He said, “Here, my lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house. Stay the night and wash your feet. Then you can be on your way early in the morning.” “No,” they replied, “we’ll spend the night in the town square.”
- Judges 19:15They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.
- Isaiah 58:7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
- Romans 12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
- 1 Timothy 5:10and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress – as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.
- Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Commentaries on Job 31:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The stranger did not lodge in the street - My kindness did not extend merely to my family, domestics, and friends; the stranger - he who was to me perfectly unknown, and the traveler - he who was on his journey to some other district, found my doors ever open to receive them, and were refreshed with my bed and my board.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The stranger did not lodge in the street - This is designed to illustrate the sentiment in the previous verse, and to express his consciousness that he had showed the most generous hospitality. But I opened my doors to the traveler - Margin, or way. The word used here ארח 'ôrach means properly way, path, road; but it also denotes those who travel on such a way; see Job 6:19, “The troops of Tema looked,” Hebrew ארח תימא têymâ' 'ôrach - the ways, or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32no stranger had to lodge on the street: The Old Testament values hosting strangers (hospitality) (Genesis 18:1–13; 19:2–3; Judges 19:20–21). The New Testament commands it (Matthew 25:35; Romans 12:13; 1 Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. traveller--literally, "way," that is, wayfarers; so expressed to include all of every kind (2Sa 12:4).Read the comment
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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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