Job 31:36

American Standard Version (1901)

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 22:22 : 22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
  • Isa 62:3 : 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
  • Phil 4:1 : 1 Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.
  • Exod 28:12 : 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
  • Job 29:14 : 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

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  • Job 31:37-38
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    37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

    38 If my land crieth out against me, And the furrows thereof weep together;

  • 35 Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And [that I had] the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

  • 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.

  • Job 6:2-3
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    2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed, And all my calamity laid in the balances!

    3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.

  • 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

  • 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.

  • Job 6:8-11
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    8 Oh that I might have my request; And that God would grant [me] the thing that I long for!

    9 Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

    10 And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

    11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

  • Job 23:3-7
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    3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

    4 I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

    5 I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

    6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

    7 There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  • 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.

  • Job 31:22-26
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    22 Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

    23 For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

    24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

    25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

    26 If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

  • Job 13:13-15
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    13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

    14 Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?

    15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

  • 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, And plead against me my reproach;

  • Job 9:34-35
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    34 Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

    35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.

  • 6 (Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

  • Job 30:18-19
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    18 By [God's] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

    19 He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

  • 8 But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;

  • 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

  • 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

  • 5 Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; [yea], let him make peace with me.

  • 7 They bear it upon the shoulder, they carry it, and set it in its place, and it standeth, from its place shall it not remove: yea, one may cry unto it, yet can it not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

  • 33 If like Adam I have covered my transgressions, By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom,

  • 23 Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

  • 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

  • 19 Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

  • 12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.

  • 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;

  • 3 When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;

  • 3 Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?

  • 13 Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?

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    31 For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more] :

    32 That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

  • 10 So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

  • 41 If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.