Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 31:20 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Job 31:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 31 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;”
Job 31:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me (אִם־לֹא בֵרְכוּנִי חֲלָצָיו, im-lo berekuni ḥalatsav)—ḥalatsayim (חֲלָצַיִם, loins) metonymically represents the whole person, emphasizing physical warming. The verb barak (בָּרַךְ, bless) shows gratitude expressed by those warmed. Warmed with the fleece of my sheep (וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּם, u-mi-gez kevasai yitḥammam)—gez (גֵּז, fleece/shearing) indicates Job gave from his own flocks.Job expects the poor to bless him—not because he demands gratitude but because warm clothing naturally produces thanksgiving. This illustrates 2 Corinthians 9:11-12: giving...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 31:20
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“that he may sleep in his garment”
“then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me”