New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 13:15-28

15 1Though He slay me, I will 2hope in Him. Nevertheless I 3will argue my ways 4before Him.16This also will be my 5salvation, For 6a godless person cannot come before His presence.17Listen carefully to my speech, And let my declaration fill your ears.18Behold now, I have 7prepared my case; I know that 8I will be vindicated.19 9Who could contend with me? For then I would be silent and 10die.

20“Only two things I ask that You do not do to me, Then I will not hide from Your face:21 11Remove Your 12hand from me, And may the dread of You not terrify me.22Then call and 13I will answer; Or let me speak, then reply to me.23 14How many are my guilty deeds and sins? Make known to me my wrongdoing and my sin.24Why do You 15hide Your face And consider me 16Your enemy?25Will You scare away a 17scattered leaf? Or will You pursue the dry 18chaff?26For You write 19bitter things against me And 20make me inherit the guilty deeds of my youth.27You 21put my feet in the stocks And watch all my paths; You 22set a limit for the soles of my feet,28While 23I am decaying like a 24rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

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Notes

1. Job 13:15 Job 7:6 ↩
2. Job 13:15 Lit wait for ↩
3. Job 13:15 Job 27:5 ↩
4. Job 13:15 Lit to His face ↩
5. Job 13:16 Job 23:7; Is 12:1, 2 ↩
6. Job 13:16 Job 34:21-23 ↩
7. Job 13:18 Job 23:4 ↩
8. Job 13:18 Job 9:21; 10:7; 12:4 ↩
9. Job 13:19 Is 50:8 ↩
10. Job 13:19 Job 7:21; 10:8 ↩
11. Job 13:21 Job 9:34; Ps 39:10 ↩
12. Job 13:21 Lit palm ↩
13. Job 13:22 Job 9:16; 14:15 ↩
14. Job 13:23 Job 7:21 ↩
15. Job 13:24 Ps 13:1; 44:24; 88:14; Is 8:17 ↩
16. Job 13:24 Job 19:11; 33:10; Lam 2:5 ↩
17. Job 13:25 Lev 26:36 ↩
18. Job 13:25 Job 21:18 ↩
19. Job 13:26 Job 9:18 ↩
20. Job 13:26 Ps 25:7 ↩
21. Job 13:27 Job 33:11 ↩
22. Job 13:27 Lit carve for ↩
23. Job 13:28 Lit he is ↩
24. Job 13:28 Job 2:7 ↩

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