Job 31:20
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:

Job 29:11 The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:

Deuteronomy 24:13 But thou shalt restore it to him presently before the going down of the sun: that he may sleep in his own raiment and bless thee, and thou mayst have justice before the Lord thy God.

Context
Job's Final Appeal
19If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering: 20If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:…
Cross References
Job 22:6
For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped them naked of their clothing.

Job 31:19
If I have despised him that was perishing for want of clothing, and the poor man that had no covering:

Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, even when I saw myself superior in the gate:

Isaiah 58:7
Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.

Ezekiel 18:16
And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment:

Lexicon
if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

his heart
חֲלָצָ֑יו (ḥă·lā·ṣāw)
Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2504: The loins

has not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

blessed me
בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי (ḇê·ră·ḵū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

for warming him
יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ (yiṯ·ḥam·mām)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2552: To be or become warm

with the fleece
וּמִגֵּ֥ז (ū·mig·gêz)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1488: A fleece, mown grass

of my sheep,
כְּ֝בָשַׂי (kə·ḇā·śay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3532: A lamb


Additional Translations
if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

if his heart hasn't blessed me, if he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;

If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,
Jump to Previous
Bless Blessed Blessing Fleece Hasn't Heart Loins Sheep Sheep's Thanked Warm Warmed Warming Wool
Jump to Next
Bless Blessed Blessing Fleece Hasn't Heart Loins Sheep Sheep's Thanked Warm Warmed Warming Wool
External Links
Job 31:20 NIV
Job 31:20 NLT
Job 31:20 ESV
Job 31:20 NASB
Job 31:20 ASV

Job 31:20 Bible Apps
Job 31:20 Biblia Paralela
Job 31:20 Chinese Bible
Job 31:20 French Bible
Job 31:20 German Bible

Alphabetical: and been bless did fleece for from has have he heart him his If loins me my not of sheep thanked the warmed warming with

OT Poetry: Job 31:20 If his heart hasn't blessed me if (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Job 31:19
Top of Page
Top of Page