Verse 21
Job 31:21
Geneva Bible
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If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate,
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑/י כִּֽי אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝/שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽ/י
English Translation
If I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw help at the gate.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 31 Context
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I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?
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For what portion should I haue of God (Elohim) from aboue? and what inheritance of the Almightie fro...
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Is not destruction to the wicked and strange punishment to the workers of iniquitie?
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Doeth not he beholde my wayes and tell all my steps?
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If I haue walked in vanitie, or if my foote hath made haste to deceite,
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Let God (Elohim) weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes.
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If my steppe hath turned out of the way, or mine heart hath walked after mine eye, or if any blot ha...
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Let me sowe, and let another eate: yea, let my plantes be rooted out.
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If mine heart hath bene deceiued by a woman, or if I haue layde wayte at the doore of my neighbour,
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Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her:
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For this is a wickednes, and iniquitie to bee condemned:
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Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
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If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,
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What then shall I do when God (Elohim) standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere...
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He that hath made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? hath not he alone facioned vs in the wombe?
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If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,
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Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof,
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(For from my youth hee hath growen vp with me as with a father, and from my mothers wombe I haue ben...
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If I haue seene any perish for want of clothing, or any poore without couering,
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If his loynes haue not blessed me, because he was warmed with the fleece of my sheepe,
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If I haue lift vp mine hande against the fatherlesse, when I saw that I might helpe him in the gate,
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Let mine arme fal from my shoulder, and mine arme be broken from the bone.
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For Gods punishment was fearefull vnto me, and I could not be deliuered from his highnes.
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If I made gold mine hope, or haue sayd to the wedge of golde, Thou art my confidence,
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If I reioyced because my substance was great, or because mine hand had gotten much,
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If I did behold the sunne, when it shined, or the moone, walking in her brightnes,
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If mine heart did flatter me in secrete, or if my mouth did kisse mine hand,
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(This also had bene an iniquitie to be condemned: for I had denied the God (Elohim) aboue)
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If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him,
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Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule.
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31
Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied.
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The stranger did not lodge in the streete, but I opened my doores vnto him, that went by the way.
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If I haue hid my sinne, as Adam, concealing mine iniquitie in my bosome,
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Though I could haue made afraid a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families did fea...
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Oh that I had some to heare me! beholde my signe that the Almightie will witnesse for me: though min...
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Woulde not I take it vpon my shoulder, and binde it as a crowne vnto me?
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I will tell him the nomber of my goings, and goe vnto him as to a prince.
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If my lande cry against me, or the furrowes thereof complayne together,
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If I haue eaten the fruites thereof without siluer: or if I haue grieued the soules of the masters t...
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Let thistles growe in steade of wheate, and cockle in the stead of Barley. The wordes of Iob are end...
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