Job 31:39

Justice Work

³⁷ I would give account of all my steps; I would approach Him like a prince.)—

³⁸ if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

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.

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BSB: if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
KJV: If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
WEB: if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,
ASV: If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
DARBY: If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have tormented to death the souls of its owners:
BLB: if I have eaten its power without silver, and I have caused to breathe out the soul of its workers,

ÅB: dersom jeg har fortæret dens grøde uten betaling og utslukket dens eiers liv,
OTB: Hvis jeg har fortært dets avling uten betaling,
Eller har fått dets eiere til å miste livet,
B1930: dersom jeg har fortæret dens grøde uten betaling og utslukket dens eiers liv,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
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James 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.
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1 Kings 21:13–16
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
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Ezekiel 22:6
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.
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Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
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Proverbs 1:19
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
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Ezekiel 22:12–13
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
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Genesis 4:12
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
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