Job 13:4
And yet, ye [are] forgers of falsehood, Physicians of nought — all of you,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
In Context
3Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.
5O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.
Cross References
Exodus 20:16'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.
Job 5:1Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
Job 6:20They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.
Job 8:3Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?
Job 18:5Also, the light of the wicked is extinguished. And there doth not shine a spark of his fire.
Job 22:6For thou takest a pledge of thy brother for nought, And the garments of the naked Thou dost strip off.
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 →