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Job 31:39

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37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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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,

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  • 1 Kings 21:19

    And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

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  • James 5:4

    Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

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  • 1 Kings 21:13–16

    And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

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  • Ezekiel 22:6

    Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

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  • Isaiah 26:21

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

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  • Proverbs 1:19

    So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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  • Ezekiel 22:12–13

    In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Genesis 4:12

    When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

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