O panorama
Jó 31 abre com “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”, muda perto do versículo 20 com “If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;” e termina com “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Jó · Versão King James · 40Jó 31:1-8
Versículos 1–8: I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Jó 31:1–8 abre com “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” e chega a “Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Jó 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 4 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Jó 31:1-8
Versão King James1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
Jó 31:9-16
Versículos 9–16: If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at…
Jó 31:9–16 abre com “If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” e chega a “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Jó 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem deceived, door, heart. A relação com os versículos 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Jó 31:9-16
Versão King James9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;
10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Jó 31:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten…
Jó 31:17–24 abre com “Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” e chega a “If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Jó 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem eaten, fatherless, morsel. A relação com os versículos 18 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem clothing, covering, perish. A relação com os versículos 18 e 20 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Jó 31:17-24
Versão King James17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Jó 31:25-32
Versículos 25–32: If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had…
Jó 31:25–32 abre com “If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” e chega a “The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Jó 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem gotten, hand, rejoiced. A relação com os versículos 26 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem enticed, hand, heart. A relação com os versículos 26 e 28 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Jó 31:25-32
Versão King James25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Jó 31:33-40
Versículos 33–40: If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my…
Jó 31:33–40 abre com “If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” e chega a “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Jó 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:” Nomear Adam mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had…” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Jó 31:33-40
Versão King James33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Job 31:1 começa com “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?”
Onde o capítulo muda
Job 31:22 forma uma mudança natural: “Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.”
A nota final
Job 31:40 deixa o leitor com “Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras destruction, iniquity, eaten, eyes, hand, heart ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.