Job 31:19 Meaning and Explanation
“If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;”
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Read Full Chapter →Job swears he never ignored anyone dying for lack of clothing or any poor person left uncovered.
What Does Job 31:19 Mean?
Job turns to the need for clothing and shelter from cold. He denies ever having 'seen any perish for want of clothing' and done nothing — or having left the poor without covering when he had the means to help.
To see a need and look away is itself a failure of love. Job claims he never let the sight of suffering leave him unmoved. This anticipates the teaching that what we do for the least — clothing the naked, covering the cold — we do unto Christ Himself. Mercy, here, is measured by what we do when we actually see another's distress.
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What does Job 31:19 mean?
Job swears he never ignored anyone dying for lack of clothing or any poor person left uncovered.