Job 31:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:39 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. str..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:39 — KJV
“If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. strength the owners...: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out”
— Job 31:39 (KJV)
Job 31:39 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 31:39
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground”
Shares key themes with Job 31:39: life, heb, soul
“And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. angry: Heb. bitter of soul”
Shares key themes with Job 31:39: lose, life, heb
“For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. although they...: Heb. though their life were yet among the living in the...: or, whose life is in his iniquity the iniquity: Heb. his iniquity”
Shares key themes with Job 31:39: thereof, life, heb
“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: himself: Heb. his soul, or, life”
Shares key themes with Job 31:39: life, heb, strength
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Job 31:39: life, heb, soul
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