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

11Surely he knows which people are worthless. If he sees iniquity, will he not take note of it? 12But a stupid person will gain understanding as soon as a wild donkey is born a human! As for you, if you redirect your heart and spread out your hands to him in prayer — 14if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it, and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents — 15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.

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 5:8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and would present my case to him.
• Job 8:5But if you earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
• Job 22:21Come to terms with God and be at peace; in this way good will come to you.
• 1 Samuel 7:3Samuel told them, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, set your hearts on the Lord, and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
• 2 Chronicles 12:14Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.”
• Psalms 78:8Then they would not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not loyal and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.
• Psalms 68:31Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will stretch out its hands to God.
• Psalms 88:9My eyes are worn out from crying. Lord, I cry out to you all day long; I spread out my hands to you.
• Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I am like parched land before you.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

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• 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