Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
New American Standard Bible
Or have caused the eyes of
King James Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Holman Bible
or let the widow’s
International Standard Version
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
A Conservative Version
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
American Standard Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Amplified
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Bible in Basic English
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Darby Translation
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Julia Smith Translation
If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail;
King James 2000
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Modern King James verseion
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?
NET Bible
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
New Heart English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
The Emphasized Bible
If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Webster
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
World English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Youngs Literal Translation
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Themes
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
15 Did not he [who] made me in the womb make them? And did not one fashion us in the womb? 16 "If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail, 17 or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
If [there] is a poor [person] among you from [among] one of your brothers in one of your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward {your brother who is poor}.
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and your daughters [shall be] given to other people, and {you will be looking on} {longingly} for them all day, {but you will be powerless to do anything}.
Job 5:16
So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.
Job 20:19
for he has oppressed; he has abandoned [the] poor; he has seized a house but did not build it.
Job 22:7-9
You have given no water [for the] weary to drink, and you withheld food from [the] hungry.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with my calling [out]; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted [in my] waiting for my God.
Psalm 112:9
{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Psalm 119:82
My eyes long for your word, saying, "When will you comfort me?"
Psalm 119:123
My eyes long for your salvation, and your righteous word.
Isaiah 38:14
Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp; I moan like dove. My eyes are weak toward the height. Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!
Lamentations 4:17
Still our eyes failed, [looking for] our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.
Luke 16:21
and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores.
Acts 11:29
So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,
Galatians 2:10
[They asked] only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.