Job 13:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 13:13

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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?

15 ^aThough He slay me, yet will I trust Him.
^bEven so, I will defend my own ways before Him.

16 He also shall be my salvation,
For a ^ahypocrite could not come before Him.

17 Listen carefully to my speech,
And to my declaration with your ears.

18 See now, I have prepared my case,
I know that I shall be ^avindicated.

19 ^aWho is he who will contend with me?
If now I hold my tongue, I perish.

Job’s Despondent Prayer

20 “Only^a two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:

21 ^aWithdraw Your hand far from me,
And let not the dread of You make me afraid.

Verse Comparison: Job 13:13

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American Standard Version
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

Amplified® Bible
Hold your peace! Let me alone, so I may speak; and let come on me what may.

Contemporary English Version
Be quiet while I speak, then say what you will.

Darby English Version
Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!

Good News Bible
Be quiet and give me a chance to speak, and let the results be what they will.

King James Version
Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

New American Standard Bible
"Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may.

New International Version
"Keep silent and let me speak;
then let come to me what may.

New King James Version
“Hold your peace with me, and let me speak,
Then let come on me what may!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Remain silent before me so that I may speak; then let come on me what may.

Revised Standard Version
"Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what?

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