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

4What you say about me is only lies. You would be useless as doctors. 5It would be better if you said nothing. That would be a wise thing for you to do. Listen now to what I have to say. Listen carefully to the words that I speak. 7You think that you can tell lies to speak on behalf of God! Your lies are not helping God. 8You are trying to win the argument for God. But you are not being honest when you do that.

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 21:2‘Listen carefully to the things that I am saying. You can only help me if you do that.
• Job 33:1‘But now, Job, listen to the things that I will tell you. Listen carefully to everything that I will say.
• Job 34:2‘You men who are so wise and who know so much, listen to me. Hear what I have to say.
• Judges 9:7When Jotham heard the news of what had happened, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim. He stood there and he shouted to the people, ‘Leaders of Shechem, listen to me! Then perhaps God will listen to you.
• Proverbs 8:6Listen! I have important things to tell you. Everything that I will speak 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