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Concluding Oath[a]

38 “If my land has cried out against me
    and its furrows have joined in the weeping,
39 if I have eaten its produce without payment
    and caused the death of its owners,
40 then let thistles grow instead of wheat
    and noxious weeds instead of barley.”

The words of Job are ended.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:38 Job now offers a concluding oath to complete an earlier theme. He calls for a curse on his land if he has neglected social justice (see vv. 13-15). Some scholars place verses 38-40 after verse 15 in this chapter.