38 "if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears,
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
38 "If my land has cried out against me and its furrows have wept together,
38 "If the very ground that I farm accuses me, if even the furrows fill with tears from my abuse,
38 "If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together;
38 "If my land accuses me and all its furrows cry out together,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:38
Commentary on Job 31:33-40
(Read Job 31:33-40)
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, 1 John 1:8. Let us all judge ourselves; wherein we are guilty, let us seek forgiveness in that blood which cleanseth from all sin; and may the Lord have mercy upon us, and write his laws in our hearts!