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King James Version (1611 Edition)
Job 13:6
Heare now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
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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.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Now listen to my reasoning, pay attention to how I present my dispute.
"Now listen to my reasoning, pay attention to how I present my dispute.
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.
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 Loe, mine eye hath seene all this, mine eare hath heard and vnderstood it. 2 What yee know, the same doe I know also, I am not inferiour vnto you. 3 Surely I would speake to the Almighty, & I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, yee are all Physicians of no value. 5 O that you would altogether hold your peace, & it should be your wisdome. 6 Heare now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Wil you speake wickedly for God? and talke deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? Will yee contend for God? 9 Is it good that hee should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, doe ye so mocke him? 10 He will surely reprooue you, if yee doe secretly accept persons.
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
And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Genesis 13:7
And there was a strife betweene the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lots cattell: And the Canaanite, and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
And there was a strife betweene the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lots cattell: And the Canaanite, and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the Lord destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.
And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the Lord destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.
Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.
Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.
Genesis 13:17
Arise, walke through the land, in the length of it, and in the breadth of it: for I will giue it vnto thee.
Arise, walke through the land, in the length of it, and in the breadth of it: for I will giue it vnto thee.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelt in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar vnto the LORD.
Then Abram remoued his tent, and came and dwelt in the plaine of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar vnto the LORD.
1 Timothy 6:9
But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish & hurtfull lusts, which drowne men in destruction and perdition.
But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish & hurtfull lusts, which drowne men in destruction and perdition.
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.
