Parallel Verses
King James 2000
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in brightness;
New American Standard Bible
Or the moon going in splendor,
King James Version
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
Holman Bible
or at the moon moving in splendor,
International Standard Version
if I look at the sun when it shines or the moon as it rises in steady splendor,
A Conservative Version
if I have beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
American Standard Version
If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,
Amplified
If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone
Or the moon going in its splendor,
Bible in Basic English
If, when I saw the sun shining, and the moon moving on its bright way,
Darby Translation
If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
Julia Smith Translation
If I shall see the light when it shall shine, and the moon going in splendor;
Lexham Expanded Bible
if I looked at [the] sun when it shone or [at the] moon moving [in] splendor,
Modern King James verseion
if I looked to the light when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Did I ever greatly regard the rising of the sun? Or, had I the going down of the moon in great reputation?
NET Bible
if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,
New Heart English Bible
if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
The Emphasized Bible
If I looked at the sun, when it flashed forth light, or at the moon, majestically marching along;
Webster
If I have beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
World English Bible
if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
Youngs Literal Translation
If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,
Themes
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Of heavenly bodies
Interlinear
Ra'ah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in brightness; 27 And my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand:
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:16
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshiped the sun toward the east.
Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest you lift up your eyes unto heaven, and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, should be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD your God has apportioned unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Deuteronomy 17:3
And has gone and served other gods, and worshiped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
2 Kings 23:5
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the hosts of heaven.
2 Kings 23:11
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the court, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goes forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of food, and were well-off, and saw no evil.
Genesis 1:16-18
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Deuteronomy 11:16
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
Psalm 8:3-4
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
Jeremiah 8:2
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshiped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for refuse upon the face of the earth.