“ Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. ”
Let me be weighed in an even balance - Margin, him weigh me in balances of justice. That is, let him ascertain exactly my character, and treat me accordingly. If on trial it be found that I am gu...
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine (d) integrity. (d) He shows what his uprightness stands in, in as much as he was blameless before men and did not sin against the second...
Job 31. The Oath of Clearing. Job's final protestation of his innocence, and appeal to God to judge him. This chapter, says Duhm, is the high-water mark of the OT ethic, higher than the Decalogue o...
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Mine integrity - תמתי tummathi, my perfection; the totality of my unblameable life.
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Parenthetical. Translate, 'O that God would weigh me in a balance of justice, then would He know my integrity.'
Job Protests the Innocence of his Past Life Job's virtues are those of a great Arab prince, such as are admired still: namely, blameless family life, consideration for the poor and weak, charity,...
XXIV. AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING Job 29:1-25 ; Job 30:1-31 ; Job 31:1-40 Job SPEAKS FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become inured as a pitiable second state of existence, Job...
the Clean Life Job 31:1-40 Job had specially guarded against impurity, for its heritage is one of calamity and disaster. He is sure that even if he were weighed by God Himself there would be no...
This whole chapter is taken up with Job's solemn oath of innocence. It is ills official answer to the line of argument adopted by his three friends. In the process of his declaration he called on God...
(2) For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? (3) Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? (4) Doth...
Let me be weighed in an even balance ,.... Or "in balances of righteousness" z, even in the balance or strict justice, the justice of God; he was so conscious to himself that he had done no injustic...
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Ver. 6. Let me be weighed in an even balance ] Heb. Let him weigh me; Examine me, saith Tremellius. David, with the like con...
If I have walked with vanity Conversed in the world, or dealt with men, with lying, falsehood, or hypocrisy, as the word vanity is often used; or if my foot hath hasted to deceit If, when I had...
Though Job's misery was complete, he returns in this chapter to the defence of his whole life, which was comparatively more virtuous than that of any other man. God had said this to Satan long before...
Job's Vindication of Himself. B. C. 1520. 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then s...
This is either, 1. An imprecation; or rather, 2. A submission to trial, as the following words show. The sense is, I am so far from being conscious to myself of any hypocrisy or secret wickedness...
JOB’S SELF-VINDICATION.—HIS SOLILOQUY CONTINUED Concludes his speeches by a solemn, particular, and extended declaration of the purity and uprightness of his life. Especial reference to his pri...
Job 31:1 . A maid. The LXX, followed by the Chaldaic, read virgin; but our English version has the most ancient support. Job was pure and spotless in conversation with women. He abhorred seduction...
I made a covenant with mine eyes. Guard the senses Set a strong guard about thy outward senses: these are Satan’s landing places, especially the eye and the ear. ( W. Gurnall. ) Methods of mo...
EXPOSITION The conclusion of Job's long speech (ch. 26-31.) is now reached. He winds it up by a solemn vindication of himself from all the charges of wicked conduct which have been alleged or in...
Job Recounts his Blameless Conduct
1 Samuel 2:3 ; 2 Timothy 2:19 ; Daniel 5:27 ; Isaiah 26:7 ; Joshua 22:22 ; Micah 6:11 ; Matthew 7:23 ; Proverbs 16:11 ; Psalms 1:6 ; Psalms 139:23 ; Psalms 17:2 ; Psalms 17:3 ; Psalms 26...
Let me — I desire nothing more than to have my heart and life weighed in just balances, and searched out by the all — seeing God. That God — Or, and he will know; (upon search he will find out: whi...