New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 13:8
Job 13:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
- New International Version (NIV)Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Will you show partiality toward him? Will you plead the case for God?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Will you show partiality for Him? Will you contend for God?
Context of Job 13:8
6Please hear my argument, And give your attention to the contentions of my lips. 7Will you speak what is unjust for God, And speak what is deceitful for Him? Will you show partiality for Him? Will you contend for God? 9Will it go well when He examines you? Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man? 10He will certainly punish you If you secretly show partiality.
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הֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּן אִם־לָאֵ֥ל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 13:8
- Job 32:21Let me be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man.
- Job 34:19Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands?
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to join together with a crowd in order to pervert justice;
- Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Malachi 2:9“So I also have made you despised and of low reputation in the view of all the people, since you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in the instruction.”
Commentaries on Job 13:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Will ye accept his person? - Do you think to act by him as you would by a mortal; and, by telling lies in his favor, attempt to conciliate his esteem?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Will ye accept his person? - That is, will you be partial to him? The language is such as is used in relation to courts of justice, where a judge shows favor to one of the parties on account of birth, rank, wealth, or personal friendship. The idea here is, “will you, from partiality to God, maintain unjust principles, and defend positions which are really untenable?” There was a controversy between Job and God. Job maintained that he was punished too…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf: False witnesses were not allowed, even when speaking for God (Exodus 20:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. accept his person--God's; that is, be partial for Him, as when a judge favors one party in a trial, because of personal considerations. contend for God--namely, with fallacies and prepossessions against Job before judgment (Jud 6:31). Partiality can never please the impartial God, nor the goodness of the cause excuse the unfairness of the arguments.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Job 13:8 Lev 19:15; Prov 24:23 ↩
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
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