New King James Version
Job 13:20
20“Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide myself from You:
Job 13:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
- New International Version (NIV)“Only grant me these two things, God, and then I will not hide from you:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Only grant me two things, then I will not hide myself from your face:
- New Living Translation (NLT)“O God, grant me these two things, and then I will be able to face you.
Context of Job 13:20
18See now, I have prepared my case, I know that I shall be vindicated. 19Who is he who will contend with me? If now I hold my tongue, I perish. “Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide myself from You: 21Withdraw Your hand far from me, And let not the dread of You make me afraid. 22Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
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אַךְ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 13:20
- Job 9:34Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
- Genesis 3:8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
- Psalms 139:12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
- Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
Commentaries on Job 13:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Only do not two things unto me - These two things are the following: Withdraw thine hand far from me - remove the heavy affliction which thy hand has inflicted. Let not thy dread make me afraid - terrify me not with dreadful displays of thy majesty. The reasons of this request are sufficiently evident: How can a man stand in a court of justice and plead for his life, when under grievous bodily affliction? Withdraw thy hand far from me. 2. Is it to be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Only do not two - things “unto me.” The two things which are specified in the following verse. This is an address to God as Job argues his cause before him, and the request is, that he would remove every obstacle to his presenting his cause in the most favorable manner, and so that he may be on equal terms with him. See the notes at Job 9:34-35. He was ready to present his cause, and to plead before God, as Job 13:18 he had the utmost confidence that he…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21Job thought about finding a judge to remove God's burden from him (9:33–34). Eliphaz had encouraged Job to accept God's discipline (5:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Address to God. not hide--stand forth boldly to maintain my cause.Read the comment
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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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