Job 13:22

Job 13:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
• New International Version (NIV)Then summon me and I will answer, or let me speak, and you reply to me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you reply to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, then You respond to me.

Context of Job 13:22

20“Only [O Lord,] do not do two things to me, And then I will not hide myself from Your face: 21Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering, And let not the dread of You terrify me. Then [Lord,] call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and then reply to me. 23How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin. 24Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] And consider me Your enemy?

Job 13:22 word by word

וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה אֽוֹ־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• thou, and I will answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• or let me speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• and answerשׁוּבshûb · to return: replyH7725

Cross-references for Job 13:22

• Job 9:32For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him, That we may go to court and judgment together.
• Job 38:3Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
• Job 40:4“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
• Job 42:3[You said to me] ‘Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?’ Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

Commentaries on Job 13:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Then call thou - Begin thou first to plead, and I will answer for myself; or, I will first state and defend my own case, and then answer thou me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Then call thou, and I will answer - Call me to trial; summon me to make my defense. This is language taken from courts of justice, and the idea is, that if God would remove his calamity, and not overawe him, and would then call on him to make a defense, he would be ready to respond to his call. The language means, “be thou plaintiff in the case, and I will enter on my defense.” He speaks now to God not as to a judge but as a party, and is disposed to go…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23Job wanted God to call or summon him, so Job could defend himself. Or as an alternative, Job would speak to God. Then God would respond with the charges against Job. Since God did not choose the first option, Job started the second one (13:23). Eventually, God did call Job (38:1–3; 40:1–2). But Job could not reply (40:3–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. call--a challenge to the defendant to answer to the charges. answer--the defense begun. speak--as plaintiff. answer--to the plea of the plaintiff. Expressions from a trial.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:22

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Commentaries on Job 13

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings