Job 13:1-28,Job 16:1-22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:1-12

Job here warmly expresses his resentment of the unkindness of his friends. I. He comes up with them as one that understood the matter in dispute as well as they, and did not need to be taught by them, Job 13:1, 2. They compelled him, as the Corinthians did Paul, to commend himself and his own knowledge, yet not in a way of self-applause, but of self-justification. All he had before said his eye had seen confirmed by many instances, and his ear had heard seconded by many authorities, and he... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:13-22

Job here takes fresh hold, fast hold, of his integrity, as one that was resolved not to let it go, nor suffer it to be wrested from him. His firmness in this matter is commendable and his warmth excusable. I. He entreats his friends and all the company to let him alone, and not interrupt him in what he was about to say (Job 13:13), but diligently to hearken to it, Job 13:17. He would have his own protestation to be decisive, for none but God and himself knew his heart. ?Be silent therefore,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:23-28

Here, I. Job enquires after his sins, and begs to have them discovered to him. He looks up to God, and asks him what was the number of them (How many are my iniquities?) and what were the particulars of them: Make me to know my transgressions, Job 13:23. His friends were ready enough to tell him how numerous and how heinous they were, Job 22:5. ?But, Lord,? says he, ?let me know them from thee; for thy judgment is according to truth, theirs is not.? This may be taken either, 1. As a passionate... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:1

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this ,.... Or "all those things" F8 כל אלה "omnia haec", V. L. Tigurine version, Beza, Michaelis; so Vatablus, Mercerus, Piscator, Codurcus. he had been discoursing of, concerning the wisdom and power of God, and his friends also; some of these he had seen instances of, he had been an eyewitness of them, and could give an ocular testimony to them; and others he had discerned with the eyes of his understanding, being opened and enlightened, and had a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:2

What ye know, the same do I know also ,.... Concerning God and his perfections, his sovereignty, holiness, justice, wisdom, power, goodness, &c.; and concerning his providences, and his dealings with men in an ordinary or in an extraordinary way: I am not inferior unto you ; as might be deduced from the preceding discourse; See Gill on Job 12:3 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:3

Surely I would speak to the Almighty ,.... Or "therefore I would speak" F12 אולם "ideo, propterea", Pineda. , since he knew as much as his friends, and they knew no more than he, if so much, he would have no more to do with them, they should not be his judges; nor would he be determined by them, but would appeal to God, and plead his own cause before him, by whom he doubted not he should be candidly heard; he knew that he was the Judge of all the earth, and would do right; and that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:4

But ye are forgers of lies ,.... This is a hard and very harsh saying; Job was now in a passion, provoked by his friends, and retorts upon them what they had charged him with, Job 11:3 ; so often in controversies and disputes between good men undue heats arise, and unbecoming words drop from their lips and pens; to tell lies is a bad thing, but to forge them, to tell a studied premeditated lie, is dreadfully shocking, contrary to the grace of God, and which good men cannot allow... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:5

And that ye would altogether hold your peace ,.... Since what they said of him was not true, nor anything to the purpose, or that tended to the comfort of his afflicted soul, but the reverse; and therefore he could have wished they had never broke silence, but continued as they were the first seven days of their visit; and now, since they had spoken, and had done no good by speaking, but hurt, he desires for the future they would be silent, and say no more: and it should be your wisdom :... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:6

Hear now my reasoning ,.... Job entreats his friends that they would be no longer speakers, but hearers; that they would vouchsafe to sit still, and hear what he had to say; though he was greatly afflicted, he had not lost his reason, wisdom was not driven out from him, Job 6:13 ; he had still with him his reasoning powers, which he was capable of making use of, and even before God, and desires that they would attend to what he had to say on his own behalf: and hearken to the pleadings... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:7

Will you speak wickedly for God ?.... As he suggests they did; they spoke for God, and pleaded for the honour of his justice, by asserting he did not afflict good men, which they thought was contrary to his justice; but: then, at the same time, they spoke wickedly of Job, that he being afflicted of God was a bad man, and an hypocrite; and this was speaking wickedly for God, to vindicate his justice at the expense of his character, which there was no need to do; and showed that they were poor... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:1-12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:13-22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 13:23-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 13:7

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