Job 31:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then let me plant crops and let someone else eat what I grow; yes, let my children and descendants be completely destroyed.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Job is saying he would accept severe punishment - losing his harvest and even his family line - if he has done wrong.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Job's final defense speech where he lists various sins and calls down curses on himself if he's guilty of them. In ancient agricultural societies, losing one's harvest to others and having no descendants were among the worst possible fates. Job is essentially saying he'd rather face complete ruin than be falsely accused.

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