Job 13:7
Will ye talk wickedly on behalf of El (G-d) 1 and speak deceitfully for Him? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
In Context
6Hear now my tokhachat (protest, public argumentation), 1 and pay heed to the pleadings of my lips. 1
8Will ye be partial to Him? 1 Will ye play the part of the defense attorney for El? 1
Cross References
2 Kings 10:18And Yehu gathered kol HaAm together, and said unto them, Ach'av served Ba'al a little; but Yehu shall serve him much.
Job 11:2Should not the multitude of devarim be answered? 1 And should an ish full of talk yitzdak (be justified)? 1
Job 27:4My lips shall not speak falsehood, 1 nor my leshon utter deceit. 1
Job 36:4For truly my words shall not be sheker; 1 one that is tamim (complete) in da'as is among thee. 1
Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness brings out and highlights the Tzedek Olamim, the Tzidkat Hashem (the righteousness of G-d), what shall we say? Rhetorically speaking, is G-d unjust in inflicting Charon Af Hashem? + 3:5 1:18 (I speak from a human standpoint.)
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 →