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Job 31:35-37
New International Version
Job 31:35-37
New International Version
35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(A)
I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
let my accuser(B) put his indictment in writing.
36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,(C)
I would put it on like a crown.(D)
37 I would give him an account of my every step;(E)
I would present it to him as to a ruler.(F))—
Job 31:35-37
Common English Bible
Job 31:35-37
Common English Bible
Sealing the solemn pledge
35 Oh, that I had someone to hear me!
Here’s my signature;[a]
let the Almighty respond,
and let my accuser write an indictment.
36 Surely I would bear it on my shoulder,
tie it around me like a wreath.
37 I would give him an account of my steps,
approach him like a prince.
Footnotes
- Job 31:35 Heb tau, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Job 31:35-37
King James Version
Job 31:35-37
King James Version
35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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