Job 31:20
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
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
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Read in contextJob 29:11
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
Read in context