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Job 31:38-40
Christian Standard Bible
Job 31:38-40
Christian Standard Bible
38 If my land cries out against me
and its furrows join in weeping,
39 if I have consumed its produce without payment
or shown contempt for its tenants,[a]
40 then let thorns(A) grow instead of wheat
and stinkweed(B) instead of barley.
The words of Job are concluded.
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- 31:39 Lit or caused the breath of its tenants to breathe out
Job 31:38-40
New International Version
Job 31:38-40
New International Version
38 “if my land cries out against me(A)
and all its furrows are wet(B) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(C)
or broken the spirit of its tenants,(D)
40 then let briers(E) come up instead of wheat
and stinkweed(F) instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.(G)
Job 31:38-40
King James Version
Job 31:38-40
King James Version
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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