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Job 13
Lexham English Bible

Job’s Fourth Speech Continues

13 “Look, my eye has seen everything;
my ear has heard and has understood it.
2 What you[a] know,[b] I myself[c] also know—
I am not more inferior than you.[d]
3 But I would speak to Shaddai,
and I desire to argue with God.
4 “But[e] you[f] whitewash with lies;[g]
all of you[h] are worthless healers.[i]
5 O that[j] you[k] would keep completely silent,
and that it would become wisdom for you.[l]
6 Please hear my argument,
and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
7 “Will you[m] speak falsely for God?
And will you[n] speak deceitfully for him?
8 Will you[o] show partiality for him?[p]
Or do you[q] want to plead God’s case?
9 Will it be well, if he examines you?[r]
Or can you[s] deceive him like deceiving a human being?
10 “Surely he will rebuke you[t]
if you[u] show partiality[v] in secret.
11 Will not his majesty terrify you,[w]
and his dread fall upon you?[x]
12 Your[y] maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your[z] defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Let me have silence,[aa] and I myself[ab] will speak,
and let come over me whatever may.
14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
and[ac] put[ad] my life in my hand?
15 Look,[ae] though he kill me, I will hope in[af] him;
however, I will defend my ways before him.[ag]
16 Moreover, this is salvation to me,
that the godless would not come before him.[ah]
17 “Listen carefully to my words,
and let my exposition be in your ears.
18 Please look,[ai] I have prepared my case;
I know that I myself[aj] will be vindicated.
19 Who is he who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent, and I would pass away.

Job Argues His Case with God

20 “Only you[ak] must not do these two things to me;
then I will not hide from your face:
21 withdraw your[al] hand from me,
and let not your[am] dread terrify me.
22 Then[an] call, and I myself[ao] will answer;
or let me speak, then[ap] reply to me.
23 “How many[aq] are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my transgression and my sin.
24 Why do you[ar] hide your[as] face
and count me as your[at] enemy?
25 Will you[au] terrify a blown leaf?
And will you[av] pursue dry stubble?
26 “Indeed, you[aw] write bitter things against me,
and you[ax] make me reap the iniquities of my childhood.
27 And you[ay] put my feet in the block,
and you[az] watch all my paths;
you carve a mark on the soles of my feet.[ba]
28 And he himself [bb]wastes away like something rotten,
like a garment that the moth has eaten.

Footnotes

  1. Job 13:2 Plural
  2. Job 13:2 Literally “Like your knowledge”
  3. Job 13:2 Emphatic personal pronoun
  4. Job 13:2 Plural
  5. Job 13:4 Or “And but”
  6. Job 13:4 Plural
  7. Job 13:4 Literally “coverers of lies”
  8. Job 13:4 Plural
  9. Job 13:4 Literally “healers of worthlessness”
  10. Job 13:5 Literally “Who shall give”
  11. Job 13:5 Plural
  12. Job 13:5 Plural
  13. Job 13:7 Plural
  14. Job 13:7 Plural
  15. Job 13:8 Plural
  16. Job 13:8 Literally “his faces will you raise”
  17. Job 13:8 Plural
  18. Job 13:9 Plural
  19. Job 13:9 Plural
  20. Job 13:10 Plural
  21. Job 13:10 Plural
  22. Job 13:10 Literally “faces you lift up”
  23. Job 13:11 Plural
  24. Job 13:11 Plural
  25. Job 13:12 Plural
  26. Job 13:12 Plural
  27. Job 13:13 Literally “Be silent away from me”
  28. Job 13:13 Emphatic personal pronoun
  29. Job 13:14 Hebrew “now”
  30. Job 13:14 Or “should I put,” or “will I put”
  31. Job 13:15 Or “Though”
  32. Job 13:15 Or “for”
  33. Job 13:15 Literally “to his faces”
  34. Job 13:16 Literally “to his faces”
  35. Job 13:18 Or “Look here”
  36. Job 13:18 Emphatic personal pronoun
  37. Job 13:20 Singular; the antecedent is God
  38. Job 13:21 Singular
  39. Job 13:21 Singular
  40. Job 13:22 Hebrew “And”
  41. Job 13:22 Emphatic personal pronoun
  42. Job 13:22 Hebrew “and”
  43. Job 13:23 Literally “Like what”
  44. Job 13:24 Singular
  45. Job 13:24 Singular
  46. Job 13:24 Singular
  47. Job 13:25 Singular
  48. Job 13:25 Singular
  49. Job 13:26 Singular
  50. Job 13:26 Singular
  51. Job 13:27 Singular
  52. Job 13:27 Singular
  53. Job 13:27 Or “You mark/note my footprints”
  54. Job 13:28 Emphatic personal pronoun
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Job 13
International Standard Version

Job Begins to Argues His Case

13 “Look, I’ve seen everything;
    I’ve listened carefully and I understand.
2 What you know, I know, too;
    I’m not inferior to you.
3 But I want to talk to the Almighty;
    and I’m determined to argue my case[a] before God.”

Job Accuses His Friends

4 “But as for you, you whitewash with lies;
    all of you are worthless quacks.[b]
5 I wish you’d all just shut up.
    Then at least you would appear to be wise.

6 “Now listen to my dispute!
    Pay attention to my arguments.[c]
7 Why do you speak falsely on God’s behalf
    and speak deceitfully[d] about him?
8 Will you show partiality to him?[e]
    Will you plead God’s case?
9 Will things go well for you under his cross-examination?
    Can you lie to him, as you would to a human being?[f]

10 “He will be sure to rebuke you,
    if you show partiality[g] in secret.
11 His splendor will petrify you with terror,
    paralyzing you with fear, won’t it?
12 Your maxims are just worthless proverbs;
    your defensive arguments are made of clay.”

Job Resolves to Present His Case

13 “Don’t talk to me! It’s my turn to speak;
    then whatever happens, happens.
14 Why shouldn’t I bite my flesh
    or take my life in my hands?
15 Even though he kills me,
    I’ll continue to hope in him.
        At least I’ll be able to argue my case[h] to his face!
16 I have this as my salvation:
    the godless person won’t be appearing before him.
17 Pay attention[i] to what I have to say
    and listen to my testimony with your own ears.”

Job Presents His Conditions

18 “Look, now! I’ve prepared my case for court.[j]
    I know that I’m going to win.[k]
19 Who can oppose me?
    If they do, I’ll be silent and die.
20 Grant me only two things as you deal with me;
    then I won’t hide from you.[l]
21 Withdraw your hand far from me
    and keep me from being petrified with terror.
22 Then call and I’ll answer,
    or let me speak and then you reply to me!”

Job Presents Himself for Cross-Examination

23 “How many of my iniquities and sins have you counted?
    Show me my transgression and sin.
24 Why do you hide your face
    and regard me as your enemy?
25 Are you a god who would make a leaf tremble
    or who would prosecute a dry straw?
26 You’ve accused me of bitter things;
    you’ve caused me to reap[m] the sins of my youth.
27 You’ve locked my feet in stocks;
    you watch all my steps;
        You’ve limited where I can walk.[n]
28 So I’m a man who wears out like something rotten,
    like a garment that has become moth-eaten.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 13:3 The Heb. lacks my case
  2. Job 13:4 Lit. physicians
  3. Job 13:6 Lit. arguments of my lips
  4. Job 13:7 Or treachery
  5. Job 13:8 Lit. lift up his face
  6. Job 13:9 Lit. mankind
  7. Job 13:10 Lit. you lift up the face
  8. Job 13:15 Or way
  9. Job 13:17 Lit. listen, to listen
  10. Job 13:18 Or judgment
  11. Job 13:18 Lit. I’m in the right
  12. Job 13:20 Lit. from your face
  13. Job 13:26 Lit. inherit
  14. Job 13:27 Lit. limited the soles of my feet
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