Job 31:22

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Bible in Basic English

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

Free Bible Version

then let my shoulder be pulled from its joint, my arm wrenched out of its socket.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Translation for Translators

if those things were true about me, I hope/desire that my shoulder blade would be torn out and my arm be torn from my shoulder.

Unlocked Literal Bible

If I have done these things, then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken from its joint.

Noah Webster Bible

Then let my arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

World English Bible

then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

Young's Literal Translation

My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

Context

Job’s Final Appeal

²¹if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate, ²²then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket. ²³For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his fear of God's judgment and punishment for his actions. He acknowledges the power and authority of God, recognizing that no one can escape His divine justice. Job's words reflect a deep sense of accountability and reverence towards God, showing his awareness of the consequences of wrongdoing. This verse underscores the importance of living a righteous and blameless life before God, understanding that He sees and judges all things.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Let 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.

John Gill Bible Commentary

If I have made gold my hope,.... Job here purges himself from idolatry in a figurative sense, as he afterwards does from it, taken in a literal sense; for covetousness is idolatry, and a covetous man is an idolater; he worships his gold and silver, placing his affections on them, and putting his trust and confidence in them, Eph 5:5; for to make gold the object or ground of hope is to place it in the room of God, who is the Hope of Israel, and in whom every good man should trust, and whom he should make his hope, Jer 14:8; not gold on earth, but glory in heaven, is what the good man is hoping for; and not riches, but Christ and his righteousness, are the foundation of such an hope; to make gold our hope, is to have hope in this life, and to make a thing present the object of it; whereas true hope is of things not seen and future, and if only in this life good men have hope, they are of all most miserable; but they have in heavens better and a more enduring substance, and a better ground for hope of that substance, than worldly wealth and riches can give: or have said to the fine gold, thou art my confidence; as bad men do, and good men are prone unto, and therefore to be cautioned against it, Psa 49:6; for this is not only to trust in uncertain riches, and in unsatisfying ones, but to put them in the stead of God, who is or ought to be the confidence of the ends of the earth: not gold, but the living God, who gives all things richly to enjoy, is to be trusted in; when men covet riches, and trust in them as their security from evil, and that they may live independent of the providence of God, it is virtually to deny it, and carries in it secret atheism; as well as such a confidence is destruction of the worship of God, and such a temper makes a man an unprofitable hearer, plunges him into errors and hurtful lusts, and endangers his everlasting happiness, Hab 2:9; in later times the Romans worshipped the goddess "Pecunia", or money, as Austin (z) relates. (z) De Civitate Dei, l. 4. c. 21.

Job 31:22

Job’s Final Appeal

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.

American Standard Version (1901)

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Bible in Basic English

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

Free Bible Version

then let my shoulder be pulled from its joint, my arm wrenched out of its socket.

King James (Authorized) Version

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Translation for Translators

if those things were true about me, I hope/desire that my shoulder blade would be torn out and my arm be torn from my shoulder.

Unlocked Literal Bible

If I have done these things, then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken from its joint.

Noah Webster Bible

Then let my arm fall from my shoulder-blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

World English Bible

then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

Young's Literal Translation

My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 31:22

Verse

Context

Job’s Final Appeal

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Job 31:22

Job’s Final Appeal

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes