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Job 31:38-40
The Message
Job 31:38-40
The Message
38-40 “If the very ground that I farm accuses me,
if even the furrows fill with tears from my abuse,
If I’ve ever raped the earth for my own profit
or dispossessed its rightful owners,
Then curse it with thistles instead of wheat,
curse it with weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job to his three friends were finished.
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Job 31:38-40
New International Version
Job 31:38-40
New International Version
38 “if my land cries out against me(A)
and all its furrows are wet(B) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(C)
or broken the spirit of its tenants,(D)
40 then let briers(E) come up instead of wheat
and stinkweed(F) instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.(G)
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