Parallel Verses
Amplified
You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
New American Standard Bible
And my own clothes would abhor me.
King James Version
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Holman Bible
and my own clothes despise me!
International Standard Version
you'll still drop me into the Pit, and my own clothes will despise me.
A Conservative Version
yet thou will plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.
American Standard Version
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Bible in Basic English
Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.
Darby Translation
Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
Julia Smith Translation
Then thou wilt immerse me in the ditch, and my garments abhorred me.
King James 2000
Yet shall you plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
then you plunge me into the [slime] pit, and my clothes abhor me.
Modern King James verseion
yet You will plunge me into the ditch and my own clothes shall despise me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
yet shouldest thou dip me in the mire, and mine own clothes should defile me.
NET Bible
then you plunge me into a slimy pit and my own clothes abhor me.
New Heart English Bible
yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, in a ditch, wouldst thou plunge me, and mine own clothes should abhor me:
Webster
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.
World English Bible
yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
Themes
Pardon » Outward purifications, ineffectual for
Purifications or baptisms » Insufficient for spiritual purification
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » Ineffectual for salvation
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
30
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.
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Cross References
Job 9:20
“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;
Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.
Job 15:6
“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
Yes, your own lips testify against you.
Isaiah 59:6
Their webs will not serve as clothing,
Nor will they cover themselves with what they make;
Their works are works of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing],
And the act of violence is in their hands.
Isaiah 64:6
For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper],
And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags;
We all wither and decay like a leaf,
And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
Philippians 3:8-9
But more than that, I count everything as loss compared to the priceless privilege and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord [and of growing more deeply and thoroughly acquainted with Him—a joy unequaled]. For His sake I have lost everything, and I consider it all garbage, so that I may gain Christ,