Job 13:6

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 13:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 13:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Hear now my reasoning, etc.] 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, (<180613>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 of my lips; he was capable of pleading his own cause, and he was desirous of doing it before God as his Judge; and begs the favour of his friends to be silent, and hear him out, and then let judgment…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Job 21:2, Job 21:3, Job 33:1-3, Job 34:2; Jdg 9:7; Pro 8:6, Pro 8:7 Job 13:7”
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