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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But this is what will save me—I am not godless. If I were, I could not stand before him.

Context of Job 13:16

14Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands? 15Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face. Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance, for no godless person would dare come before him! 17Listen carefully to what I say; let my words ring in your ears. 18Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated.

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 15:2“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 62:6Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
• Psalms 118:14The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
• Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.”
• Jeremiah 3:23Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
• Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “ ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
• Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
• Job 27:8For what hope have the godless when they are cut off, when God takes away their life?
• Job 36:13“The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
• Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?”

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