Job 13:16

Job 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
• New International Version (NIV)Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him!
• English Standard Version (ESV)This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also shall be my salvation, For a hypocrite could not come before Him.

Context of Job 13:16

14Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands? 15Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face! Moreover, this will become my deliverance, for no godless person would come before him. 17Listen carefully to my words; let your ears be attentive to my explanation. 18See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right.

Job 13:16 word by word

גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• my salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• for an hypocriteחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
• shall not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Job 13:16

• Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
• Psalms 62:6He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
• Psalms 118:14The Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
• Isaiah 12:2Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
• Jeremiah 3:23We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the Lord our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.
• Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
• Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,
• Job 27:8For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
• Job 36:13The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them.
• Isaiah 33:14Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’

Commentaries on Job 13:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He also shall be my salvation - He will save me, because I trust in him. A hypocrite - A wicked man shall never be able to stand before him. I am conscious of this, and were I, as you suppose, a secret sinner, I should not dare to make this appeal.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16He also shalt be my salvation - See the notes at Isaiah 12:2. Literally, “He is unto me for salvation,” that is, “I put my trust in him, and he will save me. The opportunity of appearing before God, and of maintaining my cause in his presence, will result in my deliverance from the charges which are alleged against me. I shall be able there to show that I am not a hypocrite, and God will become my defender.” For an hypocrite shall not come before him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 Job resolved to cleave to the testimony his own conscience gave of his uprightness. He depended upon God for justification and salvation, the two great things we hope for through Christ. Temporal salvation he little expected, but of his eternal salvation he was very confident; that God would not only be his Saviour to make him happy, but his salvation, in the sight and enjoyment of whom he should be happy. He knew himself not to be a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. He--rather, "This also already speaks in my behalf (literally, 'for my saving acquittal') for an hypocrite would not wish to come before Him" (as I do) [Umbreit]. (See last clause of Job 13:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:16

• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

• Dread
• Motheaten
• Spend
• Value
• Godless
• How
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite

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