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Job 31:16 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Job 31:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 31 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”
Job 31:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 31:16
Job defends his character: "If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail." The verb mana (מָנַע, "withheld") means to keep back or deny. The noun chephets (חֵפֶץ, "desire") refers to what they need or request. The phrase "caused the eyes of the widow to fail" means disappointing her expectations, making her hope in vain. Job claims he met needs rather than ignoring them. This reflects Torah ethics: caring for the poor, orphans, and widows was covenant obligation (Deuteronomy 24:17-21). From a Reformed perspective, Job demonstrates that genuine fai...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 31:16
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“I am oppressed. Be my security.,Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me., כְּסוּס עָגוּר כֵּן אֲצַפְצֵף אֶהְגֶּה כַּיּוֹנָה דַּלּוּ עֵינַי לַמָּרוֹם אֲדֹנָי עָשְׁקָה־לִּי עָרְבֵנִי׃ ,Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; Mine eyes fail with looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.,ἕως πρωὶ ὡς λέοντι οὕτως τὰ ὀστᾶ μου συνέτριψεν ἀπὸ γὰρ τῆς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς νυκτὸς παρεδόθην,As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,,,,,”
“one of your brothers”
“As for us”
“and injustice shuts her mouth.”
“When will you comfort me?”
“and you have withheld bread from the hungry.”
“and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand.”
“and he shall not build it up.”
“looking for my God.”
“each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;”