Job 13:15
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- KJV
- Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
- WEB
- Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
- ASV
- Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
- DARBY
- Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.
- BLB
- Behold, He may slay me; unto Him I will hope. Indeed, my ways to His face I will defend.
- ÅB
- Se, han vil drepe meg - jeg venter på ham; jeg vil bare rettferdiggjøre mine veier for hans åsyn.
- OTB
- Selv om Han skulle slå meg, vil jeg stole på Ham.
Likevel vil jeg presentere min sak for Ham. - B1930
- Se, han vil drepe mig - jeg venter på ham; jeg vil bare rettferdiggjøre mine veier for hans åsyn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Read in contextJob 19:25–28
For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
Read in contextJob 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Read in contextRomans 8:38–39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Read in context1 John 3:20
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Read in contextJob 27:5
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Read in contextJob 23:4–7
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Read in contextProverbs 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
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