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Job 13:6
Hear now my reasoning, his apology or defense of himself, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips, as he, in vindicating himself, brought charges against them.
Hear now my reasoning, his apology or defense of himself, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips, as he, in vindicating himself, brought charges against them.
Verse Job 13:6. _HEAR NOW MY REASONING_] The speeches in this book are conceived as it delivered in a _court of justice_, different counsellors pleading against each other. Hence most of the terms are...
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 has shown that he can speak of God's working in the world; the friends, however, offer an apology for God, which He Himself must reject. I am not inferior to you in knowledge, says Job (Job 13:2)....
Severe rebuke of the three friends, in which (1) they are charged with partiality for God, and with acting the advocate for Him (Job 13:6); and (2) they are threatened with the chastisement of God for...
_hear now my reasoning_ Rather, HEAR NOW MY REBUKE. The reference is not to Job's cause with God, this is not resumed till Job 13:13. He utters a formal indictment against his friends which he command...
4. The friends are self-deceived. (Job 13:1-12) TEXT 13:1-12 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...
_HEAR NOW MY REASONING, AND HEARKEN TO THE PLEADINGS OF MY LIPS._ Pleadings of my lips - `reproofs of my lips:' the reproofs which my lips will lay upon you: so Septuagint (Maurer) х_ RIYBOWT_ (H7378...
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...
‘A fool should be silent. Then people will think that he is really a wise man.’ (Proverbs 17:28). The friends’ advice was not helping Job. It is better to be silent than to speak foolish words (Job 2:...
שִׁמְעוּ ־נָ֥א תֹוכַחְתִּ֑י וְ רִבֹ֖ות שְׂפָתַ֣י...
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...
_Judgment. Hebrew, "pleading" before our common judge. (Haydock)_...
(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 NOW MY REASONING,.... Job entreats his friends that they would be no longer speakers, but hearers; that they would vouchsafe to sit still, and hear what he had to say; though he was greatly affli...
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. Ver. 6. _Hear now my reasoning, &c._] Or, hear, I pray you. Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; suffer the word of exhortat...
_Hear now my reasoning_ Attend to it, and consider it more seriously than you have done; _and hearken to the pleadings of my lips_ That is, to the arguments which I shall produce. _Will ye speak wicke...
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...
Job pleads for an opportunity to speak and that they would really listen to him....
1-12 With self-preference, Job declared that he needed not to be taught by them. Those who dispute are tempted to magnify themselves, and lower their brethren, more than is fit. When dismayed or dist...
i.e. Attend to it, and consider it more seriously than you have done. THE PLEADINGS OF MY LIPS, i.e. the arguments which I shall produce....
Job 13:6 hear H8085 (H8798) reasoning H8433 heed H7181 (H8685) pleadings H7379 lips H8193...
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—NOTE ON JOB 13:6 Using legal terminology, Job says his friends are showing favoritism to his divine opponent in making his CASE for him (v. Job 13:8)....
_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 21:2; Job 21:3; Job 33:1; Job 34:2; Judges 9:7;...