Job 13:18

“Behold now, I have ordered [my] cause, etc.] Or “judgment” f561; that is, he had looked over his cause afresh, had reviewed the state of his case, had considered it in every light, had drawn a plan of it, had digested it in a proper manner, and had arranged his reasons and arguments in vindication of himself in a regular form; and had them at hand, and could readily and easily come at them on occasion, to vindicate himself; and upon the whole could say, in the strongest, manner, and could draw this conclusion, I know that I shall be justified; which, though it may primarily respect the case in dispute between him and his friends, and the charge of wickedness and hypocrisy brought against him…”

“ordered--implying a constant preparation for defense in his confidence of innocence.”

“I have ordered my cause - literally. “judgment?” - משׁפט mı̂shpâṭ. The Septuagint renders it, “I am near (ἐγγύς εἰμί engus eimi) to my judgment,” or my trial. The meaning may be, that he had gone through the pleading, and had said what he wished in self-vindication, and he was willing to leave the cause with God, and did not doubt the issue. Or more probably, I think, the word ערכתי ‛âraketı̂y should be taken, as the word ידעתי yāda‛tı̂y is, in the present tense, meaning “I now set in order my cause; I enter on the pleading; I am confident that I shall so present it as to be declared righteous.” I know that I shall be justified - I have no doubt as to the issue. I shall be declared…”

“Behold - I have seriously considered the state of my case, and am ready to plead my cause. Job 13:19”

“I have ordered: Job 16:21, Job 23:4, Job 40:7 I know: Job 9:2, Job 9:3, Job 9:20, Job 40:7, Job 40:8; Isa 43:26; Rom 8:33, Rom 8:34; Co2 1:12 Job 13:19”