Key Verse Spotlight

Job 31:37 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.”

Job 31:37

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

35

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire {is, that} the Almighty would answer me, and {that} mine adversary had written a book. {my...: or, my sign is that the Almighty will}

36

Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, {and} bind it {as} a crown to me.

37

I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

38

If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; {complain: Heb. weep}

39

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: {fruits: Heb. strength} {the owners...: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out}

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