Job 31:38-40
Christian Standard Bible
38 If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,
39 if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,[a]
40 then let thorns(A) grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed(B) instead of barley.
The words of Job are concluded.
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- 31:39 Lit or caused the breath of its tenants to breathe out
Job 31:38-40
English Standard Version
38 “If my land has cried out against me
and its furrows have wept together,
39 (A)if I have eaten its yield without payment
and made its owners (B)breathe their last,
40 let (C)thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
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