Job 31:22

Job 31:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
• New International Version (NIV)then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, Let my arm be torn from the socket.

Context of Job 31:22

20did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm? 21“If I raised my hand against an orphan, knowing the judges would take my side, then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place! Let my arm be torn from its socket! 23That would be better than facing God’s judgment. For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there? 24“Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?

Job 31:22 word by word

כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• let mine armכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• from my shoulder bladeשִׁכְמָהshikmâh · shoulderH7929
• and mine armאֶזְרוֹעַ'ezrôa‛ · armH248
• be brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• from the boneקָנֶהqâneh · branch: shoulderH7070

Cross-references for Job 31:22

• Job 31:10then let my wife serve another man; let other men sleep with her.
• Joshua 22:22“The Lord, the Mighty One, is God! The Lord, the Mighty One, is God! He knows the truth, and may Israel know it, too! We have not built the altar in treacherous rebellion against the Lord. If we have done so, do not spare our lives this day.
• Psalms 7:4if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,
• Psalms 137:6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don’t make Jerusalem my greatest joy.

Commentaries on Job 31:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Let mine arm fall - Mr. Good, as a medical man, is at home in the translation of this verse: - "May my shoulder-bone be shivered at the blade, And mine arm be broken off at the socket." Let judgment fall particularly on those parts which have either done wrong, or refused to do right when in their power.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Then let mine arm - The strong language which Job uses here, shows his consciousness of innocence, and his detestation of the offences to which he here refers, Job 31:16-22. The word rendered “arm” here (כתף kâthêph ) means properly the shoulder. Isaiah 46:7; Isaiah 49:22; Numbers 7:9; compare the notes at Isaiah 11:14. There is no instance, it is believed, unless this is one, in which it means arm, and the meaning here is, that he wished, if he had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 Job's conscience gave testimony concerning his just and charitable behaviour toward the poor. He is most large upon this head, because in this matter he was particularly accused. He was tender of all, and hurtful to none. Notice the principles by which Job was restrained from being uncharitable and unmerciful. He stood in awe of the Lord, as certainly against him, if he should wrong the poor. Regard to worldly interests may restrain a man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23If someone used an arm for a sinful action, having it torn from its socket would be a fitting punishment (31:21). This would be better than encountering God's judgment (compare Matthew 5:28–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2313-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy. despise the cause--refused to do them justice.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Beneficence
• Integrity
• Poor
• Temptation
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• Shoulder-Blade
• Blade
• Bosom
• Channel
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Arm
• Charm
• Job, Book of

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