1. Job 31:19–20 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on Job 31:19–20 (Summary)

Job 31:19–20 (ESV)

19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,

According to Eliphaz, Job had stripped the poor of their clothing (Job 22:6). Job now swears that he has done the opposite: he has clothed those who suffered from cold and nakedness.

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