YET WILL I HOPE IN HIM
Key verse: 15a
NIV
6 Hear now my argument;
listen to the pleas of my lips.(A)
7 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
Will you speak deceitfully for him?(B)
8 Will you show him partiality?(C)
Will you argue the case for God?
9 Would it turn out well if he examined you?(D)
Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?(E)
10 He would surely call you to account
if you secretly showed partiality.(F)
11 Would not his splendor(G) terrify you?
Would not the dread of him fall on you?(H)
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.(I)
13 “Keep silent(J) and let me speak;(K)
then let come to me what may.(L)
14 Why do I put myself in jeopardy
and take my life in my hands?(M)
15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(N) in him;(O)
I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(P)
16 Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,(Q)
for no godless(R) person would dare come before him!(S)
17 Listen carefully to what I say;(T)
let my words ring in your ears.
18 Now that I have prepared my case,(U)
I know I will be vindicated.(V)
19 Can anyone bring charges against me?(W)
If so, I will be silent(X) and die.(Y)
20 “Only grant me these two things, God,
and then I will not hide from you:
21 Withdraw your hand(Z) far from me,
and stop frightening me with your terrors.(AA)
22 Then summon me and I will answer,(AB)
or let me speak, and you reply to me.(AC)
23 How many wrongs and sins have I committed?(AD)
Show me my offense and my sin.(AE)
24 Why do you hide your face(AF)
and consider me your enemy?(AG)
25 Will you torment(AH) a windblown leaf?(AI)
Will you chase(AJ) after dry chaff?(AK)
26 For you write down bitter things against me
and make me reap the sins of my youth.(AL)
27 You fasten my feet in shackles;(AM)
you keep close watch on all my paths(AN)
by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
Footnotes
- Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will
Cross references
- Job 13:6 : Job 33:1; 36:4
- Job 13:7 : S Job 12:16; S 16:17
- Job 13:8 : S Lev 19:15
- Job 13:9 : S Job 9:3
- Job 13:9 : S Job 12:16; Gal 6:7
- Job 13:10 : S Lev 19:15; S 2Ch 19:7
- Job 13:11 : Job 31:23
- Job 13:11 : S Ex 3:6
- Job 13:12 : S Ne 4:2-3
- Job 13:13 : S ver 5
- Job 13:13 : S Job 7:11
- Job 13:13 : S Job 9:21
- Job 13:14 : S Jdg 9:17
- Job 13:15 : S Job 7:6
- Job 13:15 : Ps 23:4; 27:1; Pr 14:32; Isa 12:2; Da 3:28
- Job 13:15 : S Job 5:8; 27:5
- Job 13:16 : Ps 30:5; Isa 12:1; 54:7-8; Hos 14:4; Php 1:19
- Job 13:16 : S Job 8:13
- Job 13:16 : S Ge 3:8
- Job 13:17 : Job 21:2
- Job 13:18 : S ver 3; Job 23:4; 37:19
- Job 13:18 : S Job 2:3; S 9:21
- Job 13:19 : Job 40:4; Isa 50:8; Ro 8:33
- Job 13:19 : S Job 9:15
- Job 13:19 : S Job 3:13; 10:8
- Job 13:21 : S Ex 9:3; Heb 10:31
- Job 13:21 : S Job 6:4
- Job 13:22 : Job 9:35; 14:15
- Job 13:22 : S Job 9:16
- Job 13:23 : S 1Sa 26:18
- Job 13:23 : Job 7:21; 9:21; 14:17; 33:9
- Job 13:24 : S Dt 32:20
- Job 13:24 : Job 16:9; 19:11; 33:10; Ps 88:14-15; Jer 30:14; La 2:5
- Job 13:25 : Job 19:2
- Job 13:25 : Lev 26:36
- Job 13:25 : Job 19:22, 28
- Job 13:25 : Job 21:18; Ps 1:4; 35:5; 83:13; Isa 17:13; 42:3; 43:17; Hos 13:3
- Job 13:26 : Job 18:7; 20:11; 21:23; Ps 25:7
- Job 13:27 : S Ge 40:15; Job 33:11; Jer 20:2; Ac 16:24
- Job 13:27 : Job 10:14
- Job 13:28 : Ps 102:26; Mk 2:21
- Job 13:28 : S Dt 28:35; Ps 39:11; Isa 50:9; 51:8; Hos 5:12; Jas 5:2
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Source: BibleGateway
ESV
6 Hear now my argument
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will you (A)speak falsely for God
and speak (B)deceitfully for him?
8 Will you show partiality toward him?
Will you (C)plead the case for God?
9 Will it be well with you when he (D)searches you out?
Or (E)can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?
10 He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.
11 Will not his (F)majesty terrify you,
and the dread of him fall upon you?
12 Your maxims are proverbs of (G)ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Let me have silence, and I will speak,
and let come on me what may.
14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
and (H)put my life in my hand?
15 (I)Though he slay me, I will (J)hope in him;[a]
yet I will (K)argue my ways to his face.
16 This will be my salvation,
that the godless shall not come before him.
17 (L)Keep listening to my words,
and let my declaration be in your ears.
18 Behold, I have (M)prepared my case;
I know that I shall be in the right.
19 (N)Who is there who will contend with me?
For then I would be silent and die.
20 Only grant me two things,
then I will not (O)hide myself from your face:
21 (P)withdraw your hand far from me,
and let not (Q)dread of you terrify me.
22 (R)Then call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you reply to me.
23 How many are my iniquities and my sins?
(S)Make me know my transgression and my sin.
24 Why (T)do you hide your face
and (U)count me as your enemy?
25 Will you frighten (V)a driven leaf
and pursue dry (W)chaff?
26 For you (X)write bitter things against me
and make me inherit (Y)the iniquities of my youth.
27 You put my feet in (Z)the stocks
and (AA)watch all my paths;
you set a limit for[b] the soles of my feet.
28 Man[c] wastes away like (AB)a rotten thing,
like a garment that is (AC)moth-eaten.
Footnotes
Cross references
- Job 13:7 : ch. 27:4
- Job 13:7 : ch. 27:4
- Job 13:8 : [Judg. 6:31]
- Job 13:9 : Prov. 28:11
- Job 13:9 : Gal. 6:7
- Job 13:11 : ch. 31:23
- Job 13:12 : Isa. 44:20
- Job 13:14 : See Judg. 12:3
- Job 13:15 : [Prov. 14:32]
- Job 13:15 : ch. 14:14
- Job 13:15 : [ver. 3; ch. 27:5]
- Job 13:17 : ch. 21:2
- Job 13:18 : See ch. 33:5
- Job 13:19 : Isa. 50:8, 9
- Job 13:20 : [Gen. 3:8]
- Job 13:21 : ch. 9:34; Ps. 39:10
- Job 13:21 : ch. 9:34; 33:7
- Job 13:22 : ch. 14:15
- Job 13:23 : [Ps. 19:12]
- Job 13:24 : Deut. 32:20
- Job 13:24 : ch. 19:11; 33:10; [Lam. 2:5]
- Job 13:25 : Lev. 26:36
- Job 13:25 : ch. 21:18; Ps. 83:13
- Job 13:26 : [Ps. 149:9]
- Job 13:26 : Ps. 25:7
- Job 13:27 : [ch. 33:11]
- Job 13:27 : See ch. 10:14
- Job 13:28 : Prov. 12:4; 14:30; Hab. 3:16
- Job 13:28 : ch. 4:19
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Source: BibleGateway
1. Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf? (6-19)
Job answers Zophar: Zophar does not need to speak for God. He and his friends are worthless physicians. Later, God rebukes them for misrepresenting him (42:7-9). Job asks Zophar to be quiet. He, Job, will speak what is on his mind, no matter what the consequences. 'Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.' If Job were a godless man, an unbeliever or a rebel, he would not come to God. He has prepared his case before God like a lawyer. He is confident that he will be vindicated. He is ready to die if he is proved guilty.
2. Show me my sin (2
-28)
Job asks two things of God: that God withdraw his hand of punishment, and that God speak with him directly. He asks that God put him on trial and show him his offense. He has become like a windblown leaf or dry chaff because he has lost direction. God's punishment is hard for him to endure, but in spite of his complaints, Job seeks God's face.
Prayer: Lord, my hope is in you. I have no other hope. Lord, teach me your ways.
One Word: Trust in God no matter what