Job 31:8

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Job 31:8

BSB

then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.

AKJV

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yes, let my offspring be rooted out.

CPDV

then may I sow, and let another consume, and let my offspring be eradicated.

ERV

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

NHEB

then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

SMT

I will sow and another shall eat; and my offspring shall be rooted up.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Job 31:8

ThenletmesowH2232VerbandletanotherH312Adjective eatH398VerbyealetmyoffspringH6631Noun MasculineberootedoutH8327Verb

Commentary for Job 31:8

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Job 31:8

Summary

Curse of deprivation upon hypothetical wrongdoing

Event

Job invokes curse for transgression

Estimated Time Period

c. 1200 BC