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Job 31:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 31:17

Verse 17 of 40

Scripture focus

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

Job 31:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 31:17

Theological / Devotional

Alone. It is an established custom among the Arabians that guests shall always receive preference, no matter how needy the family may be. To eat his morsel by himself alone, probably means to break the laws of hospitality, as well as to be unmindful of the needs of the unfortunate.

Fatherless. This last clause indicates that Job was referring specifically to those who were orphans. Sharing with these unfortunates was considered one of the basic virtues of life (see Ex. 22:22; Deut. 10:18; Ps. 68:5; Isa. 1:17; Jer. 22:3; Eze. 22:7; Zech. 7:10). Eliphaz had specifically charged Job with oppression of the fatherless (Job 22:9), and this charge Job had denied (ch. 29:12).

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