Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
In Context
2What ye know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
4But ye are forgers of lies. Ye are all physicians of no value.
Cross References
Job 9:14How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words [to reason] with him?
Job 11:5But O that God would speak, and open his lips against thee,
Job 13:22Then call thou, and I will answer, or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Job 23:4I would set my case in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, says LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Jeremiah 12:1Thou are righteous, O LORD, when I contend with thee. Yet I would reason the case with thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those at ease who deal very treacherously?
Matthew Henry on Job 13:2-13
Job's Reply to Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for… Read the whole commentary →