Verse Lens · Context pointer
Job 31:37 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 37. 37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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Role in This Section
Job states “I would declare unto him the number of my steps” as one poetic claim in Job Seals His Case and Invites the Indictment.
Read It With
- Job 31:33–31:40
Follow Job 31:33–31:40, not verse 31:37 alone. Job states “I would declare unto him the number of my steps” as one poetic claim in Job Seals His Case and Invites the Indictment. The paragraph's controlling limit is: The legal climax seeks evidence rather than vague accusation; the abrupt ending and several lines remain difficult, and Job's willingness to answer is not self-condemnation.
Why It Needs Context
Job 31:37 performs a local role inside “Job Seals His Case and Invites the Indictment.” Job states “I would declare unto him the number of my steps” as one poetic claim in Job Seals His Case and Invites the Indictment. The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Job 31:33–31:40 — Job Seals His Case and Invites the IndictmentSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Job 31:33–31:40, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Job
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a complete apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Job.xml, OSIS 31:33–31:40
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