Job 31:8
Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
KJV
seram, et alius comedat, et progenies mea eradicetur.
Vulgate
σπείραιμι ἄρα καὶ ἄλλοι φάγοισαν, ἄριζος δὲ γενοίμην ἐπὶ γῆς.
LXX
Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
ASV
אֶ֭זְרְעָה וְ/אַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽ/צֶאֱצָאַ֥/י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
'chrym
adjective · 166×
הָ
h
noun · 11×
יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ
yshrsh
verb · 8×
ם
m
verb · 811×
תִּזְרַ֣ע
tzr'
verb · 55×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 28:38 — Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- John 4:37 — And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
- Lev 26:16 — I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for yo
- Lev 26:16 — I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for yo
- Mic 6:15 — Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.