Job 13:18
16 Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
17 Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.
Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
19 Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
20 Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.
- KJV
- Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
- WEB
- See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
- ASV
- Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous.
- DARBY
- Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
- BLB
- Behold, now, I have arranged my defense. I know that I am righteous.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg har saken i orden; jeg vet jeg skal få rett.
- OTB
- Se nå, jeg har forberedt min sak;
Jeg er trygg på at jeg vil bli rettferdiggjort. - B1930
- Se, jeg har saken i orden; jeg vet jeg skal få rett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 23:4
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Read in contextJob 9:2–3
“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
Read in contextJob 40:7–8
“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:26
Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
Read in contextJob 16:21
Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
Read in contextRomans 8:33–34
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
Read in contextJob 9:20
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
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