The Meaning of Job 31:35 Explained

Job 31:35

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

YLT: Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.

Darby: Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my signature: let the Almighty answer me! And let mine opponent write an accusation!

ASV: Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

Discover Job 31:35

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 31:35?

MEANING: What does Job 31:35 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 31:35 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 31:35?

What is the context of Job 31:35?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book.

What does Job 31:35 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 31:1-40 - The Clean Life

Job had specially guarded against impurity, for its heritage is one of calamity and disaster. He is sure that even if he were weighed by God Himself there would be no iniquity discovered in him. He even goes so far as to invoke the most awful results if he has sinned against the seventh commandment. It is well for us if we are able with similar sincerity to appeal to the verdict of God and of our own heart. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to beget in us purity and separateness from sin, that we may walk with unsullied garments.

Job also protests the even-handedness of his dealings with his servants, alleging the principle which underlies the whole Christian teaching on the point, that we all have been made by the same Creator. He insists on his benevolence to the widow and the fatherless. He is careful to show that he had not failed in doing all the good that was within his reach. Alas, how few of us can say as much! How many such occasions cross our path every day, which we heedlessly let pass!

With this appeal Job goes into the presence of God, and asks for a reply. In the strong gospel light we are too deeply convicted of sin to dare to do this, and must rely upon the merits of Christ. In these alone can we approach the uncreated light. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 31

¹ Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties

What do the individual words in Job 31:35 mean?

Oh that I had one to hear me to me Here is my mark [Oh that] the Almighty would answer me and had written [That] a book my Prosecutor -

מִ֤י יִתֶּן־ לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־ תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי

מִ֤י	Oh that
Parse: Interjection Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
יִתֶּן־	I had
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֨י ׀	one to hear
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לִ֗י	to me
Parse: Interjection
הֶן־	Here is
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: הֵן Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
תָּ֭וִי	my mark
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: תָּו Sense: desire, mark.
שַׁדַּ֣י	[Oh that] the Almighty
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: שַׁדַּי Sense: almighty, most powerful.
יַעֲנֵ֑נִי	would answer me
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
וְסֵ֥פֶר	and had written
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: סֵפֶר Sense: book.
כָּ֝תַ֗ב	[That] a book
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כָּתַב Sense: to write, record, enrol.
אִ֣ישׁ	my Prosecutor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
רִיבִֽי	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רִיב Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.

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