Job 13:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 13:3

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1 “Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

2 ^aWhat you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.

3 ^aBut I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.

4 But you forgers of lies,
^aYou are all worthless physicians.

5 Oh, that you would be silent,
And ^ait would be your wisdom!

6 Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.

7 ^aWill you speak¹ wickedly for God,
And talk deceitfully for Him?

8 Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?

9 Will it be well when He searches you out?
Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?

10 He will surely rebuke you
If you secretly show partiality.

11 Will not His¹ excellence make you afraid,
And the dread of Him fall upon you?

12 Your platitudes are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.

13 “Hold¹ your peace with me, and let me speak,
Then let come on me what may!

14 Why ^ado I take my flesh in my teeth,
And put my life in my hands?

Verse Comparison: Job 13:3

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American Standard Version
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.

Amplified® Bible
Surely I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue {and} reason my case with God [that He may explain the conflict between what I believe of Him and what I see of Him].

Contemporary English Version
But I prefer to argue my case with God All-Powerful--

Darby English Version
But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with ùGod;

Good News Bible
But my dispute is with God, not you; I want to argue my case with him.

King James Version
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

New American Standard Bible
"But I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.

New International Version
But I desire to speak to the Almighty
and to argue my case with God.

New King James Version
But I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to argue with God.

Revised Standard Version
But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

Young's Literal Translation
Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.

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