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It would wipe out everything I own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For it <i>is</i> a fire <i>that</i> consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For that <i>would be</i> a fire <i>that</i> consumes to destruction, And would root out all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For it is a fire which consumes to Abaddon (destruction, ruin, final torment); And [illicit passion] would burn <i>and</i> rage <i>and</i> uproot all my [life’s] increase [destroying everything].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumes down to Abaddon; it would destroy my entire harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, And would root out all mine increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />sending me to destruction and my crops to the flames. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction, and would root out all mine increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon. It would uproot my entire harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It would be like a destructive, hellish fire, consuming everything I have. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The fires of Abaddon will burn, disrupting every part of my eternal reward." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that burns down to Abaddon; it would root out my entire harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For it [is] a fire, it consumes to destruction, "" And takes root among all my increase,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For a fire it is, to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For it is a fire; it will devour even to destruction, and will root out upon all mine increase.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />It is a fire that devoureth even to destruction, and rooteth up all things that spring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />It is a fire devouring all the way to perdition, and it roots out all that springs forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A fire that would consume down to Abaddon till it uprooted all my crops. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for that would be a fire consuming down to Abaddon, and it would burn to the root all my harvest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For passion is a fire that consumes to destruction, and it would root out all my increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it is fire that consumes unto destruction, and all my crops would be uprooted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, And would root out all mine increase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For it is a fire burning on every side, and whomsoever it attacks, it utterly destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4651" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">is a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">that burns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">down to</a> <a href="/hebrew/11.htm" title="11: ’ă·ḇad·dō·wn (N-ms) -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon. Intensive from 'abad; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades.">Abaddon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8327.htm" title="8327: ṯə·šā·rêš (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To deal with the roots. A primitive root; to root, i.e. Strike into the soil, or to pluck from it.">it would root out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">my entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">harvest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27-29</a></span><br />Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? / Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? / So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32-35</a></span><br />He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. / For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28-30</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. / If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. / And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">Proverbs 7:6-27</a></span><br />For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. / I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, / crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a></span><br />Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-5</a></span><br />Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. / Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-8.htm">1 Corinthians 10:8</a></span><br />We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a></span><br />The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33</a></b></br> The curse of the LORD <i>is</i> in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27</a></b></br> Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Jeremiah 5:7-9</a></b></br> How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by <i>them that are</i> no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/28-22.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Burns</a> <a href="/job/18-13.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/job/22-20.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/job/31-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/28-5.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/job/22-21.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/job/30-4.htm">Root</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Uprooted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/88-11.htm">Abaddon</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/job/32-2.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Burns</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/41-19.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/67-6.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/psalms/4-7.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Root</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Uprooted</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For it is a fire</b><br>In biblical literature, fire often symbolizes judgment, purification, and destruction. Job uses the metaphor of fire to describe the consuming nature of sin, particularly the sin of lust or adultery, which he addresses earlier in the chapter. Fire's destructive power is a common theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a> and <a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7</a>, where it represents God's judgment. In the context of Job, this metaphor underscores the severe consequences of moral failure.<p><b>that burns down to Abaddon;</b><br>Abaddon is a term used in the Old Testament to refer to a place of destruction or the realm of the dead, akin to Sheol. It is mentioned in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/88-11.htm">Psalm 88:11</a> and <a href="/proverbs/15-11.htm">Proverbs 15:11</a>, often in parallel with Sheol, emphasizing the finality and depth of destruction. In <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Revelation 9:11</a>, Abaddon is personified as the angel of the abyss, highlighting its association with ultimate ruin. Job's use of Abaddon here suggests that the consequences of sin are not only immediate but also eternal, leading to spiritual death and separation from God.<p><b>it would root out my entire harvest.</b><br>The imagery of a harvest being rooted out conveys the idea of total loss and devastation. In an agrarian society like Job's, a harvest represented sustenance, prosperity, and blessing. The loss of a harvest would mean economic ruin and hardship. This phrase reflects the broader biblical principle that sin leads to destruction and loss, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>, where sowing to the flesh results in corruption. Job's lament highlights the comprehensive impact of sin, affecting not just the individual but also their legacy and livelihood.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abaddon.htm">Abaddon</a></b><br>A term used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a place of destruction or the realm of the dead. In this context, it symbolizes complete ruin and devastation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a></b><br>Represents the fruits of one's labor and blessings. In Job's context, it symbolizes the totality of his life's work and prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_destructive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Destructive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not just a minor misstep; it is a consuming fire that can lead to total destruction, as Job illustrates with the metaphor of fire burning down to Abaddon.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_temptation.htm">Guarding Against Temptation</a></b><br>Job's discourse emphasizes the importance of vigilance against sin, particularly sins of the heart and mind, which can lead to greater ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_integrity.htm">The Value of Integrity</a></b><br>Job's commitment to integrity, even in the face of immense personal loss, serves as a model for maintaining righteousness and faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Understanding that sin has far-reaching consequences, affecting not just the individual but also their "harvest" or the fruits of their labor and relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While Job speaks of the destructive power of sin, the broader biblical account offers hope through repentance and God's power to restore.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_abaddon_apollyon.htm">Who is Abaddon or Apollyon in religious texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_hebron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What were fertility cults in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_23_10-12_align_with_modern_ethics.htm">In Job 23:10-12, does the idea of a divinely sanctioned test align with modern ethical standards, or does it raise moral questions about God's justice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who's_the_prince_of_the_air.htm">Who is the Prince of the Power of the Air?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> it is a thing which brings down the wrath of God upon a man, so that "a fire is kindled in his anger, which shall burn unto the lowest hell" (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a>). Compare the sentence on David for his great transgression (<a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9-12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And would root out all mine increase</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "would destroy all my estate;" either by leading me to waste my substance upon my companion in sin, or by bringing down God's judgments upon me to my temporal ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that burns</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">down to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abaddon;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבַדּ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇad·dō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abaddon -- (place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it would root out</span><br /><span class="heb">תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·šā·rêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8327.htm">Strong's 8327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To root, strike into the soil, to pluck from it</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my entire</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harvest.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-12.htm">Job 31:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:12 For it is a fire that consumes (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>