Job 13:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 13:20

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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.

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?

26 For You write bitter things against me,
And ^amake me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

27 ^aYou¹ put my feet in the stocks,
And watch closely all my paths.
You set a limit for the² soles of my feet.

28 “Man¹ decays like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Verse Comparison: Job 13:20

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American Standard Version
Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face:

Amplified® Bible
Only [O Lord] grant two conditions to me, and then will I not hide myself from You:

Contemporary English Version
I ask only two things of you, my God, and I will no longer hide from you--

Darby English Version
Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.

Good News Bible
Let me ask for two things; agree to them, and I will not try to hide from you:

King James Version
Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.

New American Standard Bible
"Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide from Your face:

New International Version
"Only grant me these two things, O God,
and then I will not hide from you:

New King James Version
“Only two things do not do to me,
Then I will not hide myself from You:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Only two things do not do to me, Then I will not hide from Your face:

Revised Standard Version
Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from thy face:

Young's Literal Translation
Only two things, O God, do with me: Then from Thy face I am not hidden.

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