Job 13:9 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye {so} mock him?”

Job 13:9

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye {so} mock him?

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

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Job 13:1

"Lo, mine eye hath seen all {this}, mine ear hath heard and understood it."

Job 13:2

"What ye know, {the same} do I know also: I {am} not inferior unto you."

Job 13:3

"Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God."

Job 13:4

"But ye {are} forgers of lies, ye {are} all physicians of no value."

Job 13:5

"O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom."

Job 13:6

"Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips."

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