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Job 13:23
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21 aWithdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid. 
22 Then call, and I will aanswer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me. 
23 How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my transgression and my sin.
24 aWhy do You hide Your face,
And bregard me as Your enemy? 
25 aWill You frighten a leaf driven to and fro?
And will You pursue dry stubble? 
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Job 13:23

How many are mine iniquities and sins? - Job takes the place of the plaintiff or accuser. He opens the cause. He appeals to God to state the catalogue of his crimes, or to bring forward his charges of guilt against him. The meaning, according to Schultens, is, "That catalogue ought to be great which has called down so many and so great calamities upon my head from heaven, when I am conscious to myself of being guilty of no offence." God sorely afflicted him. Job appeals to him to show why it was done, and to make a statement of the number and the magnitude of his offences.

Make me to know - I would know on what account and why I am thus held to be guilty, and; why I am thus punished.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Job 13:23:

Job 33:9

 

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