Verse 15
Job 13:15
World Messianic Bible
15
Behold, he will kill me.
I have no hope.
Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵ/נִי לא ל֣/וֹ אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ דְּ֝רָכַ֗/י אֶל פָּנָ֥י/ו אוֹכִֽיחַ
English Translation
Behold, they will kill me; I will not wait. But my ways I will present before Him.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
1
“Behold, my eye has seen all this.
My ear has heard and understood it.
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2
What you know, I know also.
I am not inferior to you.
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3
“Surely I would speak to the Almighty.
I desire to reason with God (Elohim).
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4
But you are forgers of lies.
You are all physicians of no value.
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5
Oh that you would be completely silent!
Then you would be wise.
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6
Hear now my reasoning.
Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
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7
Will you speak unrighteously for God (Elohim),
and talk deceitfully for him?
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8
Will you show partiality to him?
Will you contend for God (Elohim)?
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9
Is it good that he should search you out?
Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
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10
He will surely reprove you,
if you secretly show partiality.
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11
Shall not his majesty make you afraid,
And his dread fall on you?
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12
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
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13
“Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak.
Let come on me what will.
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14
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth,
and put my life in my hand?
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15
Behold, he will kill me.
I have no hope.
Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
16
This also shall be my salvation,
that a godless man shall not come before him.
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17
Hear diligently my speech.
Let my declaration be in your ears.
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18
See now, I have set my cause in order.
I know that I am righteous.
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19
Who is he who will contend with me?
For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
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20
“Only don’t do two things to me;
then I will not hide myself from your face:
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21
withdraw your hand far from me;
and don’t let your terror make me afraid.
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22
Then call, and I will answer;
or let me speak, and you answer me.
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23
How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
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24
Why hide you your face,
and hold me for your enemy?
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25
Will you harass a driven leaf?
Will you pursue the dry stubble?
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26
For you write bitter things against me,
and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
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27
You also put my feet in the stocks,
and mark all my paths.
You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
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28
though I am decaying like a rotten thing,
like a garment that is moth-eaten.
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