Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because I saw
King James Version
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Holman Bible
when I saw that I had support in the city gate,
International Standard Version
if I've raised my hand against an orphan when I thought I would against him in court,
A Conservative Version
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
American Standard Version
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:
Amplified
If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,
Bible in Basic English
If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;
Darby Translation
If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
Julia Smith Translation
If I lifted up my hand against the orphan when I shall see, my help in the gate:
King James 2000
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw I had help in the gate:
Lexham Expanded Bible
if I have raised my hand against an orphan because I saw my supporters at the gate,
Modern King James verseion
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless when I watched over my help in the gate;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority?
NET Bible
if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,
New Heart English Bible
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
The Emphasized Bible
If I shook - against the fatherless - my hand, when I saw, in the gate, his need of my help,
Webster
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
World English Bible
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,
Youngs Literal Translation
If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in him the gate of my court,
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 31:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
20
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
Because I saw
And my
Cross References
Job 22:9
And the
Job 29:12
And the
Job 6:27
And
Job 24:9
And against the poor they take a pledge.
Proverbs 23:10-11
Or
Jeremiah 5:28
They also
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the
And they do not
Ezekiel 22:7
They have
Micah 2:1-2
Who work out evil on their beds!
For it is in the
Micah 7:3
The prince asks, also the judge, for a
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.