Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless— New Living Translation Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with orphans? English Standard Version or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it Berean Standard Bible if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— King James Bible Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; New King James Version Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it New American Standard Bible Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it NASB 1995 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it NASB 1977 Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it Legacy Standard Bible Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not eaten from it Amplified Bible Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone, And did not share it with the orphan Christian Standard Bible if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it — Holman Christian Standard Bible if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it— American Standard Version Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof Aramaic Bible in Plain English If I ate my bread alone and the orphan did not eat of it Brenton Septuagint Translation And if too I ate my morsel alone, and did not impart of it to the orphan; Contemporary English Version and I have always shared my food with orphans. Douay-Rheims Bible If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof: English Revised Version Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; GOD'S WORD® Translation or have eaten my food alone without letting the orphan eat any of it.... Good News Translation or let orphans go hungry while I ate. International Standard Version if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans, JPS Tanakh 1917 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof-- Literal Standard Version And I eat my morsel by myself, | And the orphan has nothing [to] eat of it, Majority Standard Bible if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— New American Bible While I ate my portion alone, with no share in it for the fatherless, NET Bible If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans-- New Revised Standard Version or have eaten my morsel alone, and the orphan has not eaten from it— New Heart English Bible or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it Webster's Bible Translation Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it; World English Bible or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it Young's Literal Translation And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Final Appeal…16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, 17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— 18though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—… Cross References James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Job 22:7 You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished, Job 29:12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. Job 31:18 though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow-- Job 31:21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate, Treasury of Scripture Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless has not eaten thereof; have Deuteronomy 15:11,14 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land… Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Luke 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. the fatherless Job 29:13-16 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy… Ezekiel 18:7,16 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; … Romans 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Jump to Previous Alone Ate Bread Child Eat Eaten Fatherless Food Kept Morsel Orphan Shared Sharing ThereofJump to Next Alone Ate Bread Child Eat Eaten Fatherless Food Kept Morsel Orphan Shared Sharing ThereofJob 31 1. Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several dutiesVerse 17. - Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof. With the widow, the fatherless is usually conjoined, as an equal object of compassion (see Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 68:5; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 22:3; Ezekiel 22:7; Zechariah 7:10, etc.). Eliphaz had specially charged Job with oppression of the fatherless (Job 22:9), and his charge had been denied by Job (Job 29:12). He now claims to have always shared his bread with orphans, and made them partakers or his abundance. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew if I have eatenוְאֹכַ֣ל (wə·’ō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 398: To eat my morsel פִּתִּ֣י (pit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6595: Fragment, bit, morsel alone, לְבַדִּ֑י (lə·ḇad·dî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sharing אָכַ֖ל (’ā·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat it מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ (mim·men·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of with the fatherless— יָת֣וֹם (yā·ṯō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3490: A bereaved person Links Job 31:17 NIVJob 31:17 NLT Job 31:17 ESV Job 31:17 NASB Job 31:17 KJV Job 31:17 BibleApps.com Job 31:17 Biblia Paralela Job 31:17 Chinese Bible Job 31:17 French Bible Job 31:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 31:17 Or have eaten my morsel alone (Jb) |
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