Job 31:39

Translations

Modern

…if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

Traditional

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Literal

…if I have eaten its power without silver, and I have caused to breathe out the soul of its workers,

Latin

…si fructus ejus comedi absque pecunia, et animam agricolarum ejus afflixi:

Original

Hebrew

English

…if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

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).

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Job’s Innocence

Events

Job's Trial

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1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
James 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Ezekiel 22:12–13
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 22:6
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:19
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
1 Kings 21:13–16
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
Genesis 4:12
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

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Book of Job

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Job 31:39

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