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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    79%

    37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

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

  • 35Oh 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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    10And 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.

    11What 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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    3Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    35Then 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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    18By [God's] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 7They 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Job 34:31-32
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    31For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more] :

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

  • 10So 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.

  • 41If 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.