Job 31:34

Translations

Modern

…because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—

Traditional

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

Literal

…because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of the clans terrified me and I kept silent, not going out the door—

Latin

…si expavi ad multitudinem nimiam, et despectio propinquorum terruit me: et non magis tacui, nec egressus sum ostium.

Original

Hebrew

English

…because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—

Notes

Job 31:1–40

Job called down wrong against himself (curses) if he was guilty of the accusations against him. Apart from mentioning idolatry (worship of false gods), Job spoke about how loyal he was to God by focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments (31:26–27). The summary of these is: “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9).

Job 29:1–31:40

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Job’s Innocence

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Nehemiah 5:7
…and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them
Numbers 25:14–15
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
Nehemiah 13:4–8
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
Job 22:8
…while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
Jeremiah 38:19
But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”
Matthew 27:20–26
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
Proverbs 24:11–12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
Exodus 32:27
He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
Job 34:19
…who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Amos 5:11–13
Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.

Glossary

Book of Job

Topics

Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Resistance To

Job 31:34

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