Job 13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:6

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 afflicted, he had not lost his reason, wisdom was not driven out from him, Job 6:13 ; he had still with him his reasoning powers, which he was capable of making use of, and even before God, and desires that they would attend to what he had to say on his own behalf: and hearken to the pleadings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:7

Will you speak wickedly for God ?.... As he suggests they did; they spoke for God, and pleaded for the honour of his justice, by asserting he did not afflict good men, which they thought was contrary to his justice; but: then, at the same time, they spoke wickedly of Job, that he being afflicted of God was a bad man, and an hypocrite; and this was speaking wickedly for God, to vindicate his justice at the expense of his character, which there was no need to do; and showed that they were poor... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:8

Will ye accept his person ?.... Accepting persons ought not to be done in judgment by earthly judges; which is done when they give a cause to one through favour and affection to his person, because rich, or their friend, and against another, because otherwise; and something like this Job intimates his friends did in the present case; they only considered what God was, holy, just, wise, and good in all he did, and so far they were right, and too much respect cannot be given him; but the fault... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:9

Is it good that he should search you out ?.... That is, God; searching is ascribed to him after the manner of men; not that he is ignorant of persons or things he searches after, or exercises that application, diligence, and industry, and takes those pains which are necessary in men to find out anything; when he makes search, it is not on his own account, but others; at least it is only to show his knowledge of persons and things, and to make men known to others, or things to them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:10

He will surely reprove you ,.... Or "in reproving he will reprove you" F18 הוכח יוכיח "arguiendo arguet", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Bolducius, Mercerus, Cocceius, Schmidt; "redarguendo redarguet", Michaelis. ; he will certainly do it, it may be depended upon, and be expected; he will never suffer sin to go unreproved and uncorrected; he will do it to the purpose, with sharpness and severity, as the nature of the crime requires; he reproves by his spirit, and it is well for men... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:11

Shall not his excellency make you afraid ,.... To commit sin, any sin, and particularly that just mentioned, which they might expect to be reproved for; there is an excellency in the name of God, which is fearful and dreadful, and in the nature and perfections of God, his power, justice, and holiness, in which he is glorious and tremendous, and should deter men from sinning against him; and there is an excellency in his works of nature and providence, which are wondrous, and show him to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:12

Your remembrances are like unto ashes ,.... Either of things they put Job in remembrance of, the mementos which they had suggested to him; see Job 4:7 ; or the things which they had brought forth out of their memories, the instances they had given of what had been in the world, the arguments, objections, and reasonings, they had made use of in this controversy; their "memorable sentences" F5 זדוניכם "sententiae vestrae memorabiles", Schultens. , as some render it, were of no more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:13

Hold your peace, let me alone ,.... Or, cease "from me" F9 מגני "desistite a me", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. : from speaking to me, or hindering me from speaking. Job might perceive, by some motions of his friends, that they were about to interrupt him; and therefore he desires they would be silent, and let him go on: that I may speak ; or, "and I will speak", and let come on me what will ; either from men, or from God himself; a good man, when he knows his cause is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:14

Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth ,.... Or bite my lips, to keep in my words, and refrain from speaking? I will not do it: and put my life in my hand ? or, expose it to danger by a forced silence; when I am ready to burst, and must if I do not speak; I will not thus endanger my life; it is unreasonable I should, I will speak my mind freely and fully, that I may be refreshed; so Sephorno interprets it of Job's putting his hand to his mouth, that he might be silent; and of putting a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:15

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him ,.... There is a double reading of these words; the "Keri", or marginal reading, is לו , "in him", which we follow; the "Cetib", or textual reading, is לא , "not", which many follow, and render the words, "lo, he will slay me, I shall not hope"; or, "I have no hope", or "do not expect" F13 "Non sperabo", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus. So Cocceius, Schultens, Gussetius, p. 420. that is, any other than to be slain or die; and this agrees with... read more

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