let briers grow instead of wheat,
and stinkweed instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 31:40 in context
Job 31:37–40
37
I would declare to him the number of my steps.
I would go near to him like a prince.
38
If my land cries out against me,
and its furrows weep together;
39
if I have eaten its fruits without money,
or have caused its owners to lose their life,
40
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let briers grow instead of wheat,
and stinkweed instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
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