Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Job 31:33
As Adam. — Or, as man, i.e., commonly does. There may or may not be here some indication of acquaintance with the narrative of Genesis. (See the margin.)
As Adam. — Or, as man, i.e., commonly does. There may or may not be here some indication of acquaintance with the narrative of Genesis. (See the margin.)
Verse Job 31:33. _IF I COVERED MY TRANSGRESSIONS AS ADAM_] Here is a most evident allusion to the _fall_. Adam _transgressed_ the commandment of his Maker, and he endeavoured to _conceal_ it; _first_...
IF I COVERED MY TRANSGRESSIONS AS ADAM - That is, if I have attempted to hide or conceal them; if, conscious of guilt, I have endeavored to cloak my sins, and to appear righteous. There has been great...
CHAPTER 31 _ 1. My chastity and righteousness (Job 31:1)_ 2. My philanthropy (Job 31:13) 3. My integrity and hospitality (Job 31:24) 4. Let God and man disprove me ...
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 or e...
TRANSGRESSIONS. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "transgression" (singular) AS ADAM. Compare Genesis 3:10....
IF I COVERED MY TRANSGRESSIONS AS ADAM— This passage contains an allusion to one circumstance in the history of the fall. Among the particulars wherein Job vindicates his integrity, one is, that he wa...
e. He lived openly and would not hesitate to have the Almighty publish his record. (Job 31:29-40) TEXT 31:29-40 29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself w...
_IF I COVERED MY TRANSGRESSIONS AS ADAM, BY HIDING MINE INIQUITY IN MY BOSOM:_ Adam. Translated by Umbreit 'as men do,' (Hosea 6:7, where see the margin). But the English version is more natural. Job...
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, mod...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 31 JOB FINISHES HIS LAST SP...
Adam was the first man. He refused to obey God’s command. Then Adam hid from God (Genesis 3:8). But the second line of verse 33 could also mean, ‘I do not hide my evil deeds, like other men do.’ Job...
אִם ־כִּסִּ֣יתִי כְ אָדָ֣ם פְּשָׁעָ֑י לִ טְמֹ
XXIV. AS A PRINCE BEFORE THE KING Job 29:1; Job 30:1; Job 31:1 Job SPEAKS FROM the pain and desolation to which he has become inured as a pitiable second state of existence, Job looks back to the y...
THE CLEAN LIFE Job 31:1 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 iniquity...
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...
If I covered (x) my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: (x) Not confessed it freely, by which it is evident that he justified himself before men, and not before God....
A man. Hebrew, "Adam," who, to excuse himself, threw the blame upon Eve, Genesis iii. 12. (Calmet) --- His posterity have too frequently imitated his example. The name of Adam often designates any man...
(33) В¶ If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: (34) Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not ou...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
IF I COVERED MY TRANSGRESSIONS AS ADAM,.... Job could not be understood, by this account he had given of the holiness of his life, that he thought himself quite free from sin; he had owned himself to...
_If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:_ Ver. 33. _If I covered my transgression as Adam_] A transgressor then Job yieldeth himself; the lives of the best alive...
_If I covered my transgressions as Adam_ As Adam did in paradise. _By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom_ In my own breast, and from the sight of all men; or, _in secret_, as R. Levi renders בחבי, _bech...
JOB RECOUNTS HIS BLAMELESS CONDUCT...
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, covering his wickedness after the manner of men, after the ways of the world in general, BY HIDING MINE INIQUITY IN MY BOSOM, trying to conceal it from men and...
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...
AS ADAM: Or, after the manner of men...
Job knew about Adam and he also knew the specific details surrounding Adam's life and transgression. After Adam sinned, he had tried to hide from God (Genesis 3:7-10). Clearly, Job had sinned in his l...
33-40 Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper...
This he adds to prevent or answer an objection. So the sense is, either, 1. And whereas amongst these and other virtues it may well be presumed that I had divers failings, as I do not now deny them,...
Job 31:33 covered H3680 (H8765) transgressions H6588 Adam H121 hiding H2934 (H8800) iniquity H5771 bosom H2243...
CONTENTS: Job's answer continued. He insists on his integrity. CHARACTERS: God, Job, friends. CONCLUSION: An upright heart does not dread a scrutiny. A good man is willing to know the worst of himse...
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, a...
_If I have covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom._ HIDING AND CONFESSING SIN To cover and hide sin is sin: it is the adding of sin to sin. Sin is the disease of the...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 31:33 AS OTHERS DO. See esv footnote. ⇐ ⇔
_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 _private...
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 insinuat...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the book of Job, chapter 31. Job has pretty well talked down all of his friends. Bildad has had his last word and Job is still responding, and has been responding, actua...
1 John 1:8; Acts 5:8; Genesis 3:12; Genesis 3:7; Genesis 3:8;...
As Adam — As Adam did in Paradise....