Job 13:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:13-22

Job here takes fresh hold, fast hold, of his integrity, as one that was resolved not to let it go, nor suffer it to be wrested from him. His firmness in this matter is commendable and his warmth excusable. I. He entreats his friends and all the company to let him alone, and not interrupt him in what he was about to say (Job 13:13), but diligently to hearken to it, Job 13:17. He would have his own protestation to be decisive, for none but God and himself knew his heart. ?Be silent therefore,... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 13:15

Though he slay me - I have no dependence but God; I trust in him alone. Should he even destroy my life by this affliction, yet will I hope that when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. In the common printed Hebrew text we have איחל לא lo ayachel , I will Not hope; but the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee have read לו lo , Him, instead of לא lo Not; with twenty-nine of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglots. Our translators have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:1-16

Job to Zophar: 4. A wounded soul at bay. I. THE VOICE OF FIERCE RECRIMINATION . Transfixing on the spear-point of his remorseless logic the men who had mocked at his misery, and converted his very piety into a laughing-stock, with infinite scorn Job holds them up a spectacle to angels and to men, charging them with at least three most detestable offences. 1 . Ignoring of facts. They had favoured him with their views of how God conducted the affairs of the universe, citing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:1-22

Man's injustice and the justice of God. Job proceeds to turn the tables upon these self-complacent friends, who are so disposed to moralize and find illustrations of their conceptions of the Divine righteousness at his expense. His friends, however, really do him a service; not, indeed, by manifesting the sympathy he craves, but by throwing him upon his own resources—still better, by throwing him upon his God. The tonic of opposition is sometimes far more needed in mental suffering than is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:13-22

Job's appeal to God. I. DREAD OF THE RESULT OF THE APPEAL COMES UPON HIS MIND AT THE VERY MOMENT OF EXECUTING HIS RESOLVE . (Verses 13-15.) So with Moses ( Exodus 33:20 ), with Manoah and his wife ( 13:22 ); so with Abraham pleading for the cities of the plain ( Genesis 18:23 , et seq. ). It is the consciousness of weakness in the presence of omnipotence, of sinfulness in the presence of perfect holiness, which checks the spirit on the threshold... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:14-28

The appeal is now to God; but Job prefaces it by excusing his boldness (verses 14-19). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him ; rather, yet will I wait for him. The passage is one of the few in this book where there are two readings— לוֹ איחל and לאֹ איחל . Those who prefer the latter commonly render it, "I have no hope;" but it is pointed out by Canon Cook that there are reasons for regarding לֹא as an archaic form for לוֹ , which sometimes takes its place. If this be not allowed the reading לוֹ will have to be preferred, on the double authority... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15

Faith in God bringing resignation. "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him." Thus doth Job declare his unshaken affiance in God. He lifts his thoughts from the reasonings of his friends; he rises superior, at least for the time, to the oppression of his sufferings, and with a boldness that does him honour, and a confidence warranted by his belief in the Divine Name, he gives utterance to an expression of faith which has passed from lip to lip all through the ages, and has been a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15-16

Faith and assurance. I. JOB 'S FAITH . "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him." Mark: 1 . The Object of Job's faith. God, as the Justifier of the ungodly who believe, since Job did not claim to be sinless, and yet expected to be justified. 2 . The trial of Job's faith. The intense sufferings, both physical and mental, through which he passed. The faith of God's people is commonly subjected to trial. Yet it is doubtful if any have ever experienced greater difficulties in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:13-22

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 13:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:13-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:14-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 13:15-16

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