Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 9:31 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 9:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 9 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. abhor: or, make me to be abhorred”
Job 9:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 9:31
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch (אָז בַּשַּׁחַת תִּטְבְּלֵנִי, az bashachat titb'leni)—despite Job's hypothetical maximum purification (v. 30), God would immediately defile him. The verb 'plunge' (taval, טָבַל) means to dip, immerse, or plunge into—the same word used for baptism. 'Ditch' (shachat, שַׁחַת) means pit, corruption, or cesspool—a place of sewage and filth, perhaps a dunghill. The image is shocking: immediately after ritual purification, God would dunk Job in sewage.And mine own clothes shall abhor me (וְתִעֲבוּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָי, v'ti'avuni salmotai) intensifies the degradation....
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 9:31
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“and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities”
“and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus”
“and not I. Yes”
“neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity”
“my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless”