Job 31:15
Did not he who, in the womb, made me, make him? And is not he who formed us in the body one?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
In Context
14What then could I have done when GOD rose up? And, when he visited, what could I have answered him?
16If I withheld—from pleasure—the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
Cross References
Job 10:3Is it seemly in thee, that thou shouldst oppress? that thou shouldst despise the labour of thine own hand, when, upon the counsel of the lawless, thou hast shone?
Job 34:19For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all.
Proverbs 14:31The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break unto the hungry, thy bread, And the thrust-out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,—When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →