Job 31:39

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

Free Bible Version

if I have taken its crops without payment or if I have caused harm to the farmers;

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

or if it were true that I have eaten the crops that grew in someone else’s fields without paying for those crops, with the result that those farmers who grew those crops died from hunger;

Unlocked Literal Bible

if I have eaten its harvest without paying for it or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,

Young's Literal Translation

If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

Context

Job’s Final Appeal

³⁸if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, ³⁹if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, ⁴⁰then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

Summary

In this verse, Job expresses his willingness to take responsibility for any losses incurred by his servants while under his care. Job's integrity and sense of justice are evident as he declares his readiness to be held accountable for any wrongdoing on his part. This demonstrates Job's commitment to righteousness and fairness in his dealings with others, reflecting his desire to honor God in all aspects of his life. Job's words reveal his deep sense of duty and honor, setting an example of humility and accountability for believers to emulate.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money - I have never been that narrow-minded man who, through a principle of covetousness, exhausts his land, putting himself to no charges, by labor and manure, to strengthen it; or defrauds those of their wages who were employed under him. If I have eaten the fruits of it, I have cultivated it well to produce those fruits; and this has not been without money, for I have gone to expenses on the soil, and remunerated the laborers. Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life - Coverdale translates, Yee yf I have greved eny of the plowmen. They have not panted in labor without due recompense.

Job 31:39

Job’s Final Appeal

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Bible in Basic English

If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

Free Bible Version

if I have taken its crops without payment or if I have caused harm to the farmers;

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

or if it were true that I have eaten the crops that grew in someone else’s fields without paying for those crops, with the result that those farmers who grew those crops died from hunger;

Unlocked Literal Bible

if I have eaten its harvest without paying for it or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,

Young's Literal Translation

If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

Job 31:39

Verse

Context

Job’s Final Appeal

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Job 31:39

Job’s Final Appeal

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary