Job 31:38
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
37 I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—
if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
39 if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
40 then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
- KJV
- If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
- WEB
- If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;
- ASV
- If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;
- DARBY
- If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;
- BLB
- If my land cries out against me, and together its furrows weep;
- ÅB
- Dersom min åker skriker over meg, og alle dens furer gråter,
- OTB
- Hvis mitt land roper mot meg,
Og dets furer slutter seg til klagen, - B1930
- Dersom min aker skriker over mig, og alle dens furer gråter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:11
For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
Read in contextPsalms 65:13
The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
Read in contextJames 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Read in contextJob 20:27
The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
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