Job 31:20
18 though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—
19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
22 then may my arm fall from my shoulder and be torn from its socket.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- KJV
- If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
- WEB
- if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
- ASV
- If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
- DARBY
- If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
- BLB
- if his loins have not blessed me for warming him by the fleece of my sheep,
- ÅB
- Måtte ikke hans lender velsigne meg, fordi han fikk varme seg med ull fra mine sauer?
- OTB
- Hvis hans midje ikke har velsignet meg,
Eller han ikke har blitt varmet med min saues ull, - B1930
- Måtte ikke hans lender velsigne mig, fordi han fikk varme sig med ull av mine får?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 24:13
be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
Read in contextJob 29:11
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
Read in context