Job 9:31 | TNotes | STEP | 9:31 The muddy ditch (literally pit ) can refer to the place of the dead (17:14 ; 33:18 ), so it might allude to the defilement of death. • The filthy clothing of guilt contrasts with the clean clothes of acquittal (Zech 3:3-5 ; see Isa 61:10 ; 64:6 ; Rev 19:8 ).

dZech 3:3-5►

eIsa 61:10►

gRev 19:8►

‏ Job 9:31

9:31 ^a The muddy ditch (literally pit) can refer to the place of the dead (17:14 ^b; 33:18 ^c), so it might allude to the defilement of death.

• The filthy clothing of guilt contrasts with the clean clothes of acquittal (Zech 3:3-5 ^d; see Isa 61:10 ^e; 64:6 ^f; Rev 19:8 ^g).