Job 13
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 42
Chapter Summary
1 Job reproves his friends for their partiality. 14 He professes his confidence in Jehovah, 20 and entreats to know his sins, and Jehovah's purpose in afflicting him.
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People & Context
Speaking, he rebukes his friends as worthless physicians and pleads to argue his case directly before God
Addressed by Job as the Almighty (Shaddai) whom he longs to reason with and asks to reveal his sins
Timeline
Job declares his own understanding equals theirs, calling them ones smearing lies and worthless healers. He desires to reason directly with God rather than hear their deceit.
Job 13:1-12Job demands silence from his friends, willing to put his life in his palm to argue his case before God. He asks God to remove His terror and make known his sins.
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