Job 11:13

Job 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
• New International Version (NIV)“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If you prepare your heart, you will stretch out your hands toward him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him;

Context of Job 11:13

11For He recognizes and knows false and worthless men, And He sees wickedness, will He not consider it? 12But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise [Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man. “If you direct your heart [on the right path] And stretch out your hands to Him, 14If sin is in your hand, put it far away [from you], And do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tents; 15Then, indeed, you could lift up your face [to Him] without moral defect, And you would be firmly established and secure and not fear.

Job 11:13 word by word

אִם־אַ֭תָּ֗ה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thou prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• and stretchפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• out thine handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Job 11:13

• Job 5:8“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him, And I would commit my cause to God;
• Job 8:5If you would [diligently] seek God And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,
• Job 22:21“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.
• 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth (pagan goddesses) from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him only; and He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• 2 Chronicles 12:14He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek and worship and honor the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3But there are some good things found in you, for you have removed the Asherim (idols) from the land and you have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul’s desire].”
• Psalms 78:8And not be like their fathers— A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],
• Psalms 68:31Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.
• Psalms 88:9My eye grows dim with sorrow. O Lord, I have called on You every day; I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].
• Psalms 143:6I reach out my hands to You; My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.

Commentaries on Job 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13If thou prepare thine heart - Make use of the powers which God has given thee, and be determined to seek him with all thy soul. And stretch out thine hands toward him - Making fervent prayer and supplication, putting away iniquity out of thy hand, and not permitting wickedness to dwell in thy tabernacle; then thou shalt lift up thy face without a blush, thou wilt become established, and have nothing to fear, Job 11:14, Job 11:15. There is a sentiment in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13If thou prepare thine heart - Zophar now proceeds to state that if Job even yet would return to God, he might hope for acceptance. Though he had sinned, and though he was now, as he supposed, a hollow-hearted and an insincere man, yet, if he would repent, he might expect the divine favor. In this he accords with the sentiment of Eliphaz, and he concludes his speech in a manner not a little resembling his; see Job 5:17-27. And stretch out thine hands…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we are looked upon in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Zophar outlined three conditions for restoration (11:15): Direct your heart. This is an internal action beyond mere ceremony. Lift up your hands. This is a symbolic gesture of prayer, appeal, or act of surrendering (Exodus 9:29; Proverbs 1:24; Isaiah 1:15). Put away the iniquity. This is not through sacrifice and regret, but by quitting the sin in view (compare Hebrews 11:6; James 4:8; 5:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. The apodosis to the "If" is at Job 11:15. The preparation of the heart is to be obtained (Pr 16:1) by stretching out the hands in prayer for it (Psa 10:17; 1Ch 29:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 11:13

• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Confess
• Deserve
• Measure
• Mock
• Suit
• Talk
• Aright
• Christianity
• Zophar

Commentaries on Job 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings