Job 9:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.”

Job 9:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 9:31 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 9:31 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 9:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.”

Job 9:31 — World English Bible

Job 9:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me. ”

Job 9:31 — American Standard Version

Job 9:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.”

Job 9:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 9:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me. ”

Job 9:31 — Darby Translation

Job 9:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet shalt thou plunge mee in the pit, and mine owne clothes shall make me filthie.”

Job 9:31 — Geneva Bible

Job 9:31 in Context — Job 9

29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Read the full chapter: Job 9 →

What Does Job 9:31 Mean?

Job 9:31 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free