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Complete Jewish Bible
Job 13:6
"Now listen to my reasoning, pay attention to how I present my dispute.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Hear now my argument,and listen to my defense.
Hear now my argument,and listen to my defense.
Hebrew Names Version
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
King James Version
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
English Standard Version
Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
New Century Version
Listen to my argument, and hear the pleading of my lips.
Listen to my argument, and hear the pleading of my lips.
New English Translation
"Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.
"Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.
Amplified Bible
"Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips.
"Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips.
New American Standard Bible
"Please hear my argument, And give your attention to the contentions of my lips.
"Please hear my argument, And give your attention to the contentions of my lips.
World English Bible
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe heare my disputation, and giue eare to the arguments of my lips.
Nowe heare my disputation, and giue eare to the arguments of my lips.
Legacy Standard Bible
Please hear my argumentAnd give heed to the contentions of my lips.
Please hear my argumentAnd give heed to the contentions of my lips.
Berean Standard Bible
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Contemporary English Version
and listen to my argument.
and listen to my argument.
Darby Translation
Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Now, listen to my argument. Listen to what I have to say.
"Now, listen to my argument. Listen to what I have to say.
George Lamsa Translation
Hear now my admonition, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my admonition, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Good News Translation
Listen while I state my case.
Listen while I state my case.
Lexham English Bible
Please hear my argument, and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
Please hear my argument, and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
Literal Translation
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the arguments of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the arguments of my lips.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore heare my wordes, and pondre the sentence of my lippes.
Therfore heare my wordes, and pondre the sentence of my lippes.
American Standard Version
Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to the argument of my mouth, and take note of the words of my lips.
Give ear to the argument of my mouth, and take note of the words of my lips.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
King James Version (1611)
Heare now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Heare now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Now heare my reasoning, and ponder the argument of my lippes.
Now heare my reasoning, and ponder the argument of my lippes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
English Revised Version
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor here ye my chastisyngis; and perseyue ye the doom of my lippis.
Therfor here ye my chastisyngis; and perseyue ye the doom of my lippis.
Update Bible Version
Hear now my reasoning, And listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, And listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Webster's Bible Translation
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
New King James Version
Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips.
Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips.
New Living Translation
Listen to my charge; pay attention to my arguments.
Listen to my charge; pay attention to my arguments.
New Life Bible
Hear what I think. Listen to the arguing of my lips.
Hear what I think. Listen to the arguing of my lips.
New Revised Standard
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed: -
Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
Revised Standard Version
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Young's Literal Translation
Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend,
Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend,
THE MESSAGE
"Listen now while I make my case, consider my side of things for a change. Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service'? to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook'? Why do you always take his side? Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself? How would you fare if you were in the dock? Your lies might convince a jury—but would they convince God? He'd reprimand you on the spot if he detected a bias in your witness. Doesn't his splendor put you in awe? Aren't you afraid to speak cheap lies before him? Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom, good for nothing but gathering dust.
"Listen now while I make my case, consider my side of things for a change. Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service'? to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook'? Why do you always take his side? Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself? How would you fare if you were in the dock? Your lies might convince a jury—but would they convince God? He'd reprimand you on the spot if he detected a bias in your witness. Doesn't his splendor put you in awe? Aren't you afraid to speak cheap lies before him? Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom, good for nothing but gathering dust.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Please hear my argument And listen to the contentions of my lips.
"Please hear my argument And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Contextual Overview
1 "All this I have seen with my own eyes; with my own ears I have heard and understood it. 2 Whatever you know, I know too; I am not inferior to you. 3 However, it's Shaddai I want to speak with; I want to prove my case to God. 4 But you, what you do is whitewash with lies; you are all witch doctors! 5 I wish you would just stay silent; for you, that would be wisdom! 6 "Now listen to my reasoning, pay attention to how I present my dispute. 7 Is it for God's sake that you speak so wickedly? for him that you talk deceitfully? 8 Do you need to take his side and plead God's case for him? 9 If he examines you, will all go well? Can you deceive him, as one man deceives another? 10 If you are secretly flattering [him], he will surely rebuke you.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 21:2, Job 21:3, Job 33:1-3, Job 34:2, Judges 9:7, Proverbs 8:6, Proverbs 8:7
Reciprocal: Job 13:17 - General Job 15:8 - thou restrain Job 15:17 - hear me Job 18:2 - How long Job 33:31 - General Job 37:19 - Teach
Cross-References
Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support their living together, because their possessions were too great for them to remain together.
But the land could not support their living together, because their possessions were too great for them to remain together.
Genesis 13:7
Moreover, quarreling arose between Avram's and Lot's herdsmen. The Kena‘ani and the P'rizi were then living in the land.
Moreover, quarreling arose between Avram's and Lot's herdsmen. The Kena‘ani and the P'rizi were then living in the land.
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Yarden was well watered everywhere, before Adonai destroyed S'dom and ‘Amora, like the garden of Adonai , like the land of Egypt in the direction of Tzo‘ar.
Lot looked up and saw that the whole plain of the Yarden was well watered everywhere, before Adonai destroyed S'dom and ‘Amora, like the garden of Adonai , like the land of Egypt in the direction of Tzo‘ar.
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose all the plain of the Yarden for himself, and Lot traveled eastward; thus they separated themselves from each other.
So Lot chose all the plain of the Yarden for himself, and Lot traveled eastward; thus they separated themselves from each other.
Genesis 13:17
Get up and walk through the length and breadth of the land, because I will give it to you."
Get up and walk through the length and breadth of the land, because I will give it to you."
Genesis 13:18
Avram moved his tent and came to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hevron. There he built an altar to Adonai .
Avram moved his tent and came to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hevron. There he built an altar to Adonai .
1 Timothy 6:9
Furthermore, those whose goal is to be rich fall into temptation; they get trapped in many foolish and hurtful ambitions which plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Furthermore, those whose goal is to be rich fall into temptation; they get trapped in many foolish and hurtful ambitions which plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 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 be given, not by them, but by God himself.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 13:6. Hear now my reasoning — The speeches in this book are conceived as it delivered in a court of justice, different counsellors pleading against each other. Hence most of the terms are forensic.
