Job 13:6

Job 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips.

Context of Job 13:6

4You use lies like plaster; you are all worthless healers. 5If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom! Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense. 7Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for him? 8Would you show partiality to him or argue the case in his defense?

Job 13:6 word by word

שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֥א תוֹכַחְתִּ֑י וְרִב֖וֹת שְׂפָתַ֣י הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• now my reasoningתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433
• and hearkenקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• to the pleadingsרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• of my lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Job 13:6

• Job 21:2Pay close attention to my words; let this be the consolation you offer.
• Job 33:1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.
• Job 34:2Hear my words, you wise ones, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.
• Judges 9:7When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them: Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, and may God listen to you:
• Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and what my lips say is right.

Commentaries on Job 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Hear now my reasoning - The speeches in this book are conceived as it delivered in a court of justice, different counselors pleading against each other. Hence most of the terms are forensic.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. all this--as to the dealings of Providence (Job 12:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:6

• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Dread
• Motheaten
• Spend
• Value
• How
• Plead

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