Job 9:31

What does Job 9:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 9:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.

Context

v.30If I wash myself with snow water, And make my hands never so clean;

v.31This passage

v.32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, That we should come together in judgment.

Cross references

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

  • Philippians 3:8

    Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

  • Isaiah 59:6

    Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

  • Job 15:6

    Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

  • Job 9:20

    Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

  • Isaiah 64:6

    For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

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