Revised Literal Translation
Job 31:19-34
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.1
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;2
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;34
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:5
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.6
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.7
33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:8
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Notes
- 1. Job 31:22 bone: or, chanelbone. ↩
- 2. Job 31:25 gotten…: Heb. found much. ↩
- 3. Job 31:26 sun: Heb. light. ↩
- 4. Job 31:26 in…: Heb. bright. ↩
- 5. Job 31:27 my mouth…: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth. ↩
- 6. Job 31:30 mouth: Heb. palate. ↩
- 7. Job 31:32 traveller: or, way. ↩
- 8. Job 31:33 as Adam: or, after the manner of men. ↩
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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