Job 9:31
New International Version
you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.

New Living Translation
you would plunge me into a muddy ditch, and my own filthy clothing would hate me.

English Standard Version
yet you will plunge me into a pit, and my own clothes will abhor me.

Berean Standard Bible
then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

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

New King James Version
Yet You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me.

New American Standard Bible
Then You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would loathe me.

NASB 1995
Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

NASB 1977
Yet Thou wouldst plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

Amplified Bible
You would still plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].

Christian Standard Bible
then you dip me in a pit of mud, and my own clothes despise me!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
then You dip me in a pit of mud, and my own clothes despise me!

American Standard Version
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Contemporary English Version
God would throw me into a pit of stinking slime, leaving me disgusting to my clothes.

English Revised Version
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
then you would plunge me into a muddy pit, and my own clothes would find me disgusting.

Good News Translation
God throws me into a pit with filth, and even my clothes are ashamed of me.

International Standard Version
you'll still drop me into the Pit, and my own clothes will despise me.

Majority Standard Bible
then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.

NET Bible
then you plunge me into a slimy pit and my own clothes abhor me.

New Heart English Bible
yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.

World English Bible
yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Then You dip me in corruption, "" And my garments have detested me.

Young's Literal Translation
Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

Smith's Literal Translation
Then thou wilt immerse me in the ditch, and my garments abhorred me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me,

Catholic Public Domain Version
yet you would plunge me in filth, and my own garments would abhor me.

New American Bible
Yet you would plunge me in the ditch, so that my garments would abhor me.

New Revised Standard Version
yet you will plunge me into filth, and my own clothes will abhor me.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Yet thou shalt plunge me into the pit, and my own clothes shall be abhorrent to me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Then you will sink me into a ditch, and my garments will stay away from me
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet wilt Thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Job: How Can I Argue with God?
30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, 31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me. 32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.…

Cross References
Isaiah 64:6
Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Jeremiah 2:22
Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

Zechariah 3:3-4
Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel. / So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”

1 John 1:7-9
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. / If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Psalm 73:13
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 3:23-24
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 5:26-27
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Revelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Isaiah 6:5
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.


Treasury of Scripture

Yet shall you plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me.

shalt

Job 9:20
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

Job 15:6
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

mine

Isaiah 59:6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Philippians 3:8,9
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, …

abhor me.

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Job 9
1. Job acknowledges God's justice
22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions














then You would plunge me
This phrase reflects Job's deep sense of helplessness and vulnerability before God. The Hebrew word for "plunge" is "טָבַל" (tabal), which can mean to dip or immerse. In the context of Job's lament, it conveys a sense of being overwhelmed or submerged in suffering. Historically, this imagery of being plunged into a pit resonates with ancient Near Eastern concepts of Sheol, the realm of the dead, symbolizing a state of despair and separation from life. Job feels that despite his efforts to maintain righteousness, he is at the mercy of divine judgment, highlighting the theme of human frailty before God's sovereignty.

into the pit
The "pit" here is a metaphor for Sheol, the grave, or a place of destruction. In Hebrew, the word "שַׁחַת" (shachat) is used, often associated with decay and ruin. This imagery is powerful in the ancient context, where the pit represents not just physical death but also a spiritual and existential crisis. Job's reference to the pit underscores his feeling of being trapped in a situation beyond his control, reflecting the broader biblical theme of the human condition in a fallen world. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate hope in God's deliverance, as seen in other scriptural promises of redemption from the pit.

and even my own clothes would despise me
This phrase uses vivid imagery to express Job's sense of alienation and self-loathing. The Hebrew word for "despise" is "תָּעַב" (ta'ab), which means to abhor or reject. Clothes, which typically serve as a covering and protection, symbolize one's dignity and status. In Job's lament, even his garments, which should be closest to him, are portrayed as turning against him. This reflects the depth of his perceived defilement and isolation. Historically, clothing in the ancient world was a significant marker of identity and social standing, and Job's statement emphasizes his complete loss of honor and self-worth. It points to the broader biblical narrative of humanity's need for divine righteousness and the hope of being clothed anew in God's grace.

Verse 31. - Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch. Yet would God with ease undo his work, show his purity to be impure, his righteousness to be filthy rags, and thus, as it were, replunge him in the mire and clay from which he had sought to free himself, and hold him forth a more loathsome wretch than ever. And mine own clothes shall abhor me. So loathsome would he be that his very garments, stained and fouled by his disease, would shrink away from him and hate to touch him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
then
אָ֭ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

You would plunge me
תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי (tiṭ·bə·lê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2881: To dip, to immerse

into the pit,
בַּשַּׁ֣חַת (baš·ša·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction

and even my own clothes
שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃ (śal·mō·w·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8008: A wrapper, mantle

would despise me!
וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי (wə·ṯi·‘ă·ḇū·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest


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