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The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Job 13:1-28

Job's Reply to His Three Friends. V. Job 12-14 Now that the case in some measure of completeness is before us, we may profitably consider the history on a larger scale than its merely personal aspect. We have elements enough, in these fourteen chapters, for the construction of a world. We have the good man; the spirit of evil; the whole story of affliction and loss, pain and fear; and we have three comforters, coming from various points, with hardly various messages to be addressed to a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Job 13:13-22

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. Temporal salvation he little expected, but of his eternal salvation he was very confident; that God would not only be his Saviour to make him happy, but his salvation, in the sight and enjoyment of whom he should be happy. He knew himself not to be a hypocrite, and concluded that he should not be... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Job 13:13-28

Job's Comfort and Prayer v. 13. Hold your peace, let me alone, they should desist from their undeserved attacks, that I may speak, and let come on me what will, he was ready to take the consequences of his open speaking. v. 14. Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, anxious to save his body and life at any price, and put my life in mine hand, seeking to save his soul or life by one final desperate exertion of all his strength? He had no intention of making such efforts because he did not... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Job 13:1-28

B.—Job’s Reply: Attack upon his friends, whose wisdom and justice he earnestly questions:Job 12-141. Ridicule of the assumed wisdom of the friends, who can give only a very unsatisfactory de scription of the exalted power and wisdom of the Divine activity:Job 12:01 And Job answered and said,2 No doubt but ye are the people,and wisdom shall die with you.3 But I have understanding as well as you;I am not inferior to you;yea, who knoweth not such things as these?4 I am as one... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Job 13:1-28

“Though He Slay Me” Job 13:1-28 The sufferer first rebukes his friends, Job 13:4-12 . Then he makes an appeal to God, affirming that he was no hypocrite, and asking that his sins, for which he was suffering, might be set down, Job 13:23 . When Job said that he knew himself to be righteous, he was clearly speaking of known sin; he knew, so far as a man may know himself, that he had not committed the sins of which his friends charged him. He could bare his life to the inspection of men and... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Job 13:1-28

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 passage in which he first addressed himself to them in terms of anger (4-12), and then avowed his determination to make his appeal directly to God, and urged two conditions. His contempt for his friends as they are revealed in their attitude toward him knows no bounds. He described them as "forgers of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Job 13:21

i.e. Suspend my torments during the time of my pleading with thee, that my mind may be at liberty; and do not present thyself to me in terrible majesty, neither deal with me in rigorous justice; but hear me meekly, as one man heareth another, and plead with me upon those gracious terms wherewith thou usest to deal with mankind. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Job 13:1-28

JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR—CONTINUEDI. Job re-asserts his knowledge of the Divine procedure as not inferior to that of his friends (Job 13:1-2).“Lo, mine eye,” &c. Right in certain circumstances to maintain one’s own knowledge, but without vain glory (2 Corinthians 11:6; Ephesians 3:4). Three things suggested in the words of Job as necessary to theAcquisition of knowledge1. Observation. “Mine eye hath seen all this.” Important to make a right use of one’s eyes. God’s works both of creation and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Job 13:1-28

Chapter 13Lo, 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 with God ( Job 13:1-3 ).Tell me to stretch out my hands to God. I'd love to. I'd love to reason with God. But you guys...You're a bunch of forgers of lies, you are physicians of no value. Oh that you would altogether hold your peace! and it should be to your wisdom ( Job 13:4-5 ).If you'd... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Job 13:1-28

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 ashes. Your treasured wisdom is vain, and profiteth not. Your bodies of clay; profecto dorsa vestra sunt dorsa luti; truly your backs are backs of clay. The sense is, If God touch you, nothing remains of your glory but ashes; if he lay his rod on your back, you are trampled as clay... read more