George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Job 13:17
Truths. Literally, "riddles" to you. Hebrew achavathi, (Haydock) means "instructions," &c. (Calmet)
Truths. Literally, "riddles" to you. Hebrew achavathi, (Haydock) means "instructions," &c. (Calmet)
HEAR DILIGENTLY MY SPEECH - That which I have made; that is, the declaration which I have made of my innocence. He refers to his solemn declaration, Job 13:15 that he had unwavering confidence in God,...
CHAPTER S 12-14 JOB'S ANSWER TO ZOPHAR _ 1. His sarcasm (Job 12:1)_ 2. He describes God's power (Job 12:7) 3. He denounces his friends (Job 13:1) 4. He appeals to God ...
Job turns to plead his cause with God. He will speak whatever it costs (Job 13:13). This also, he says, shall be my deliverance, that a godless man will not come before Him. Job means that his deliver...
HEAR DILIGENTLY. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. "Hear ye, hearing": i.e. Listen attentively; or, give diligent heed. Compare Isaiah 6:9. See note on Genesis 26:28. DECLARATION. opinion. Occurs...
Assured of victory, he commands his friends to mark his pleading of his cause....
Job now turns from his friends, whom he commands to be silent, to his great plea with God, resuming the intention expressed in Job 13:3. The passage has two parts, one preliminary, Job 13:13, exhibiti...
5. Job would dare to present his case before God. (Job 13:13-19) TEXT 13:13-19 13 HOLD your PEACE, LET ME ALONE, that I may speak; AND LET COME ON ME WHAT WILL. 14 Wherefore should I TAKE my flesh...
_HEAR DILIGENTLY MY SPEECH, AND MY DECLARATION WITH YOUR EARS._ My declaration - namely, that I wish to be permitted to justify myself immediately before God. WITH YOUR EARS - i:e., attentively....
JOB'S THIRD SPEECH (CONTINUED) 1-12. Job claims to understand as much about God as the friends. He rejects their opinion as to the cause of his troubles, and regards it as an attempt to curry favour...
JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 13 JOB CONTINUES HIS REPLY...
If Job was guilty, he deserved punishment. But a good man, who trusts God, does not deserve any punishment. Job’s friends were not his judges. God alone was Job’s judge. Job knew that God would make t...
שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מֹועַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝ אַֽחֲוָתִ֗י בְּ...
XII. BEYOND FACT AND FEAR TO GOD Job 12:1; Job 13:1; Job 14:1 Job SPEAKS ZOPHAR excites in Job's mind great irritation, which must not be set down altogether to the fact that he is the third to spe...
“THOUGH HE SLAY ME” Job 13:1 The sufferer first rebukes his friends, Job 13:4. Then he makes an appeal to God, affirming that he was no hypocrite, and asking that his sins, for which he was sufferin...
Continuing his answer, Job restated his conviction that his knowledge was not inferior to theirs, and declared that his appeal was to God (1-3). Before making this appeal there is an introductory pass...
(1) В¶ Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. (2) What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. (3) Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I de...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...
HEAR DILIGENTLY MY SPEECH,.... Or, "in hearing hear" s; meaning, not only that his friends would attentively hear him, but continue to hear him; that they would hear him out what he had to say further...
Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. Ver. 17. _Hear diligently my speech_] Heb. Hearing hear, that is, incline your ears and hear, as Isaiah 55:3. Mark and attend; hear me no...
_Hear diligently my speech_ This he desired before, (Job 13:6,) and now repeats, either, because they manifested some dislike of his speech, and some desire to interrupt him; or, because he now comes...
Hear diligently my speech, they should listen most attentively to his declaration, AND MY DECLARATION WITH YOUR EARS, his utterance sounding in their ears and demanding the closest application....
Job's Comfort and Prayer...
JOB DECLARES HIMSELF FULLY EQUAL TO HIS FRIENDS (vv.1-12) Job has spoken at length of God's wisdom and power, now he tells Zophar that his eye has seen all this, his ear has heard it and understood...
Again Job requested careful attention to his words....
13-22 Job resolved to cleave to the testimony his own conscience gave of his uprightness. He depended upon God for justification and salvation, the two great things we hope for through Christ. Tempor...
This he desired before, JOB 13:6, and now repeateth, either because they manifested some neglect or dislike of his speech, and some desire to interrupt him; or because he now comes more closely to his...
Job 13:17 Listen H8085 (H8798) carefully H8085 (H8800) speech H4405 declaration H262 ears H241...
CONTENTS: Job's answer to three friends continued. CHARACTERS: God, Job, three friends. CONCLUSION: We should presevere in the way of duty, though it cost us all that is dear to us in this world, re...
Job 13:4. _Forgers of lies,_ misconstruing the ways of providence. Job 13:10 , _He will surely reprove you,_ though under a specious veil you accept of persons. Job 13:12. _Your remembrances are like...
JOB—NOTE ON JOB 13:3 Before he turns to address his lament directly to God (Job 13:20), Job argues that his friends have misdiagnosed him (WORTHLESS PHYSICIANS;...
_JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR—CONTINUED_ I. Job re-asserts his knowledge of the Divine procedure as not inferior to that of his friends (Job 13:1). “Lo, mine eye,” &c. Right in certain circumstances to main...
EXPOSITION JOB 13:1, JOB 13:2 The first two verses of Job 13:1. are closely connected with Job 12:1; fo
Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood. Now what you know, the same I also know. I am not inferior to you. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I would desire to reason wit...
Job 13:6; Job 33:1...
Hear — He now comes more closely to his business, the foregoing verses being mostly in way of preface....