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Job 31:22–26

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31:22then35 let my arm fall from the shoulder,36

let my arm be broken off at the socket.37

31:23For the calamity from God was a terror to me,38

and by reason of his majesty39 I was powerless.

31:24“If I have put my confidence in gold

or said to pure gold,

‘You are my security!’

31:25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth,

or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

31:26if I looked at the sun40 when it was shining,

and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

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Footnotes

  1. 35 Here is the apodosis, the imprecation Job pronounces on himself if he has done any of these things just listed.
  2. 36 The point is that if he has raised his arm against the oppressed it should be ripped off at the joint. The has “let fall my shoulder [כְּתֵפִי, kétefi] from the nape of the neck [or shoulder blade (מִשִּׁכְמָה, mishikhmah)].”
  3. 37 The word קָנֶה (qaneh) is “reed; shaft; beam,” and here “shoulder joint.” All the commentaries try to explain how “reed” became “socket; joint.” This is the only place that it is used in such a sense. Whatever the exact explanation—and there seems to be no convincing view—the point of the verse is nonetheless clear.
  4. 38 The has “For the terror of God restrained me.” Several commentators changed it to “came upon me.” Driver had “The fear of God was burdensome.” I. Eitan suggested “The terror of God was mighty upon me” (“Two unknown verbs: etymological studies,” 42 [1923]: 22–28). But the makes clear sense as it stands.
  5. 39 The form is וּמִשְּׂאֵתוֹ (umissé’eto); the preposition is causal. The form, from the verb נָשָׂא (nasa’, “to raise; to lift high”), refers to God’s exalted person, his majesty (see Job 13:11).
  6. 40 Heb “light”; but parallel to the moon it is the sun. This section speaks of false worship of the sun and the moon.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,

and let my arm be broken from its socket.

For I was in terror of calamity from God,

and I could not have faced his majesty.

“If I have made gold my trust

or called fine gold my confidence,

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant

or because my hand had found much,

if I have looked at the sun when it shone,

or the moon moving in splendor,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

then let my arm fall from the shoulder,

let it be broken off at the joint.

For I dreaded destruction from God,

and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

“If I have put my trust in gold

or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’

if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,

the fortune my hands had gained,

if I have regarded the sun in its radiance

or the moon moving in splendor,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,

and my arm be pulled from its socket.

For disaster from God terrifies me,

and because of his majesty I could not do these things.

If I placed my confidence in gold

or called fine gold my trust,

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great

or because my own hand has acquired so much,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining

or at the moon moving in splendor,

NLTNew Living Translation

then let my shoulder be wrenched out of place!

Let my arm be torn from its socket!

That would be better than facing God’s judgment.

For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?

“Have I put my trust in money

or felt secure because of my gold?

Have I gloated about my wealth

and all that I own?

“Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies,

or the moon walking down its silver pathway,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,

and let my arm be broken from its socket.

Indeed, the disaster from God was a dread for me,

and I was powerless because of his majesty.

“If I have made gold my trust,

or I have called fine gold my security,

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great

or because my hand found a fortune,

if I looked at the sun when it shone

or at the moon moving in splendor,

KJV 1900King James Version

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade,

And mine arm be broken from the bone.

For destruction from God was a terror to me,

And by reason of his highness I could not endure.

If I have made gold my hope,

Or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great,

And because mine hand had gotten much;

If I beheld the sun when it shined,

Or the moon walking in brightness;