Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.
American Standard 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, [the same] do I know also: I am not inferior unto 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 oh 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 cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: 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 12:1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that 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 →