Job 31:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:36 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:36 — KJV
“Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.”
— Job 31:36 (KJV)
Job 31:36 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 31:36
“And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:36: would, take
“And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:36: would, take
“And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:36: surely, take
“If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. and...: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him”
Shares key themes with Job 31:36: surely, would
“Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:36: take, shoulder
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