Job 31:2
1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
- KJV
- For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
- WEB
- For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
- ASV
- For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
- DARBY
- For what would have been [my] portion of God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
- BLB
- For what would be the portion of God from above, and the inheritance of Shaddai in the heights?
- ÅB
- Hva lodd ville jeg ellers få av Gud i himmelen, eller hva arv av den Allmektige i det høye?
- OTB
- Og hva er den del som Gud gir ovenfra,
Eller arven fra Den Allmektige i det høye? - B1930
- Hvad lodd vilde jeg ellers få av Gud i himmelen, eller hvad arv av den Allmektige i det høie?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 20:29
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Read in contextJob 27:13
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Read in contextHebrews 13:4
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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