Job 13:6
Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
In Context
5Oh that ye would, altogether hold your peace, and it should serve you for wisdom!
7Is it, for God, ye would speak perversely? And, for him, would ye speak deceit:
Cross References
Judges 9:7And, when it was told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried aloud,—and said unto them—Hearken unto me, ye owners of Shechem, and may God, hearken unto you.
Job 21:2Hear ye patiently my words, and let this be your consolation:
Job 34:2Hear, ye wise men, my words, and, ye who know, give ear unto me;
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 →