Job 31:22

What does Job 31:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 31:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

[Then] let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone!

Context

v.21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

v.22This passage

v.23For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 137:6

    Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

  • Job 38:15

    And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.

  • Job 31:10

    Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

  • Joshua 22:22

    The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day),

  • Psalms 7:4

    If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary);

  • Job 31:40

    Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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