Job, 13

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Zophar, the third of Job's friends, speaks, accusing Job of being wicked and insisting that God always punishes the wicked.

Job, 13

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Zophar Speaks

1 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 desire to reason with God.
4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

Commentary

Job 13 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of faith and trust in God. Job is in the midst of a great trial and is struggling to make sense of it all. He is questioning why God has allowed him to suffer and is asking for an answer. He is also expressing his frustration with his friends who are trying to give him advice and counsel. Job is expressing his faith in God and his trust that God will ultimately deliver him from his suffering. He is also expressing his desire to be heard and understood by God. He is asking God to answer his questions and to provide him with the comfort and assurance he needs. Job is also expressing his frustration with his friends who are trying to give him advice and counsel. He is asking them to stop speaking and to let God speak for Himself. He is reminding them that God is the only one who can truly understand his suffering and provide him with the answers he needs. Job 13 is a powerful reminder of the importance of faith and trust in God. It is a reminder that God is the only one who can truly understand our suffering and provide us with the answers we need. It is also a reminder that we should not rely on the advice and counsel of others, but instead trust in God and His promises.

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FAQ

Assuming a reader with an average reading speed of 300 WPM reads the Job, chapter 13 it would take approximately 3 minutes to finish.

There are 28 verses in Job, chapter 13.