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 · 2000Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
Context
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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