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Job 31:25-27
New English Translation
Job 31:25-27
New English Translation
25 if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth,
or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,
26 if I looked at the sun[a] when it was shining,
and the moon advancing as a precious thing,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed,
and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,[b]
Footnotes
- Job 31:26 tn Heb “light,” but parallel to the moon it is the sun. This section speaks of false worship of the sun and the moon.
- Job 31:27 tn Heb “and my hand kissed my mouth.” The idea should be that of “my mouth kissed my hand.” H. H. Rowley suggests that the hand was important in waving or throwing the kisses of homage to the sun and the moon, and so it receives the focus. This is the only place in the OT that refers to such a custom. Outside the Bible it was known, however.
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