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Job 13:13-28
New American Standard Bible
Job 13:13-28
New American Standard Bible
Job Is Sure He Will Be Vindicated
13 “(A)Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come upon me what may.
14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth,
And (B)put my life in my [a]hands?
15 (C)Though He slay me,
I will [b]hope in Him.
Nevertheless I (D)will argue my ways [c]before Him.
16 This also will be my (E)salvation,
For (F)a godless person cannot come before His presence.
17 Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.
18 Behold now, I have (G)prepared my case;
I know that (H)I will be vindicated.
19 (I)Who could contend with me?
For then I would be silent and (J)die.
20 “Only two things I ask that You do not do to me,
Then I will not hide from Your face:
21 (K)Remove Your [d]hand from me,
And may the dread of You not terrify me.
22 Then call and (L)I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.
23 (M)How many are my guilty deeds and sins?
Make known to me my wrongdoing and my sin.
24 Why do You (N)hide Your face
And consider me (O)Your enemy?
25 Will You scare away a (P)scattered leaf?
Or will You pursue the dry (Q)chaff?
26 For You write (R)bitter things against me
And (S)make me inherit the guilty deeds of my youth.
27 You (T)put my feet in the stocks
And watch all my paths;
You [e]set a limit for the soles of my feet,
28 While [f]I am decaying like a (U)rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Job 13:13-28
New International Version
Job 13:13-28
New International Version
13 “Keep silent(A) and let me speak;(B)
then let come to me what may.(C)
14 Why do I put myself in jeopardy
and take my life in my hands?(D)
15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(E) in him;(F)
I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(G)
16 Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,(H)
for no godless(I) person would dare come before him!(J)
17 Listen carefully to what I say;(K)
let my words ring in your ears.
18 Now that I have prepared my case,(L)
I know I will be vindicated.(M)
19 Can anyone bring charges against me?(N)
If so, I will be silent(O) and die.(P)
20 “Only grant me these two things, God,
and then I will not hide from you:
21 Withdraw your hand(Q) far from me,
and stop frightening me with your terrors.(R)
22 Then summon me and I will answer,(S)
or let me speak, and you reply to me.(T)
23 How many wrongs and sins have I committed?(U)
Show me my offense and my sin.(V)
24 Why do you hide your face(W)
and consider me your enemy?(X)
25 Will you torment(Y) a windblown leaf?(Z)
Will you chase(AA) after dry chaff?(AB)
26 For you write down bitter things against me
and make me reap the sins of my youth.(AC)
27 You fasten my feet in shackles;(AD)
you keep close watch on all my paths(AE)
by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
Footnotes
- Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will
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