Job 31:38

“If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;”

"If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;" - Job 31:38
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What does Job 31:38 mean?

Job 31:38 (KJV) states, "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain." This verse is part of Job's closing argument in the book of Job, as he defends his righteousness before God and his friends. In this particular verse, Job is asserting that he has…

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The Cry of the Land: A Call to Righteousness and Stewardship

In the book of Job, we find a profound moment of introspection and moral reflection as Job stands in a place of anguish and suffering, yet maintains his integrity amidst the turmoil. Job 31:38 reads, "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;"…

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A Prayer of Accountability and Stewardship

O Lord, my God, Creator of heaven and earth, the One who sustains the very fabric of existence, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and a soul yearning for righteousness. I thank You for Your Word, which serves as both a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path…

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Job 31:38 - "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;"
Job 38:31 - "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"
"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?" - Job 38:31
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Job 38:1 - "Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"
Job 38:38 - "When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?"
Job 38:36
Job 38:36
Job 38:1
Job 38:36
Job 38:36
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Job 38:4-7
Job 38:14 - "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment."
"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said," - Job 38:1
Job 38:2 - "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"
Job 38:30 - "The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen."
"When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?" - Job 38:38
Job 38:40 - "When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?"
Numbers 31:38 - "And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute was threescore and twelve."
Job 38:7 - "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Job 38:15 - "And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken."
Job 38:28 - "Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?"
Job 38:10 - "And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,"
Job 31:40 - "Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
Job 38:26 - "To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"
Job 31:31 - "If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied."
Job 33:31 - "Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak."