Parallel Verses New International Version Surely I would wear it on my shoulder, I would put it on like a crown. King James Bible Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. Darby Bible Translation Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown; World English Bible Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; and I would bind it to me as a crown. Young's Literal Translation If not -- on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself. Job 31:36 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleSurely I would take it upon my shoulder - I would be contented to stand before the bar as a criminal, bearing upon my shoulder the board to which the accusation is affixed. In a book of Chinese punishments now before me, containing drawings representing various criminals brought to trial, in trial, and after trial, charged with different offenses; in almost all of them a board appears, on which the accusation or crime of which they are accused, or for which they suffer, is fairly written. Where the punishment is capital, this board appears fastened to the instrument, or stuck near the place of punishment. In one case a large, heavy plank, through which there is a hole to pass the head, - or rather a hole fitting the neck, like that in the pillory, - with the crime written upon it, rests on the criminal's shoulders; and this he is obliged to carry about for the weeks or months during which the punishment lasts. It is probable that Job alludes to something of this kind, which he intimates he would bear about with him during the interim between accusation and the issue in judgment; and, far from considering this a disgrace, would clasp it as dearly as he would adjust a crown or diadem to his head; being fully assured, from his innocence, and the evidence of it, which would infallibly appear on the trial, that he would have the most honorable acquittal. There may also be an allusion to the manner of receiving a favor from a superior: it is immediately placed on the head, as a mark of respect; and if a piece of cloth be given at the temple, the receiver not only puts it on his head, but binds it there. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I a crown Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. Library Thou Shalt not Steal. This Commandment also has a work, which embraces very many good works, and is opposed to many vices, and is called in German Mildigkeit, "benevolence;" which is a work ready to help and serve every one with one's goods. And it fights not only against theft and robbery, but against all stinting in temporal goods which men may practise toward one another: such as greed, usury, overcharging and plating wares that sell as solid, counterfeit wares, short measures and weights, and who could tell all the … Dr. Martin Luther—A Treatise on Good Works Whether after Christ, it was Proper to the Blessed virgin to be Sanctified in the Womb? The Seventh Commandment Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men Cross References Job 31:35 ("Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense--let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser put his indictment in writing. Job 31:37 I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)-- Jump to Previous Bind Book Carry Crown Hands Shoulder Surely WearJump to Next Bind Book Carry Crown Hands Shoulder Surely WearLinks Job 31:36 NIVJob 31:36 NLT Job 31:36 ESV Job 31:36 NASB Job 31:36 KJV Job 31:36 Bible Apps Job 31:36 Biblia Paralela Job 31:36 Chinese Bible Job 31:36 French Bible Job 31:36 German Bible Job 31:36 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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