Job 31:39 “if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of…”

Job 31:39

if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

World English Bible

if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,

American Standard Version

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Geneva Bible 1599

If I haue eaten the fruites thereof without siluer: or if I haue grieued the soules of the masters thereof,

Darby Translation

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have tormented to death the souls of its owners:

Young's Literal Translation

If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

Bible in Basic English

If I have taken its produce without payment, causing the death of its owners;

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Cross references

“fruits”

Genesis 4:12

Genesis 4:12 · BSB

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

“caused the owners thereof to lose their life”

1 Kings 21:19 1 Kings 21:13–16 Proverbs 1:19 Isaiah 26:21 Ezekiel 22:6 Ezekiel 22:12

1 Kings 21:19 · BSB

Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the…

1 Kings 21:13–16 · BSB

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Proverbs 1:19 · BSB

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Isaiah 26:21 · BSB

For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

Ezekiel 22:6 · BSB

See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:12 · BSB

In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

Also

James 5:4

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

40then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” Thus conclude the words of Job.

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