Job 9:15
For though I be righteous, he will not hearken to me: I will intreat his judgment.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
In Context
14Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.
16And if I should call and he should not hearken, I cannot believe that he has listened to my voice.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:38every prayer, every supplication whatever shall be made by any man, as they shall know each the plague of his heart, and shall spread abroad his hands to this house,
Job 5:8Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all;
Job 10:2And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
Job 22:27And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows.
Job 34:31For there is one that says to the Mighty One, I have received blessings; I will not take a pledge:
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →