Job 31:38

"I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him like a prince."

Key Reflection

In Job 31:38, the speaker envisions confessing his actions directly to God, emphasizing his commitment to righteousness and integrity. By stating that he would approach God like a prince, Job highlights his sense of dignity and respect, indicating that his life has been one of honor and faithfulness, worthy of such an exalted presence before the divine judge.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If my land cry against me -This is a new specification of an offence, and an imprecation of an appropriate punishment if he had been guilty of it. Many have supposed that these closing verses have been transferred from their appropriate place by an error of transcribers, and that they should have been inserted betweenJob 31:23-24- or in some previous part of the chapter. It is certain thatJob 31:35-37would make an appropriate and impressive close of the chapter, being a solemn appeal to God in reference to all the specifications, or to the general tenor of his life; but there is no authority from the MSS. to make any change in the present arrangement.

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