the Targum is,"my burden upon time shall not be heavy;''he promises not to aggravate things, but make them as easy as they would admit of
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Job 13:21
Job 13:21
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Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob here comes to make application of what he had said in the foregoing
chapter; and now we have him not in so good a temper as he was in then:
for, I. He is very bold with his friends, comparing himself with…Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 13:1, Job reproves his friends for partiality; Job 13:14, He professes his confidence in God; and entreats to know his own sins, and God’s purpose in afflicting him.Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleJob begins this chapter by observing the extensiveness of his knowledge, as appeared from his preceding discourse, by which it was evident he was not less knowing than his friendsJob 13:13-22Job 13:13-22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob here takes fresh hold, fast hold, of his integrity, as one that was
resolved not to let it go, nor suffer it to be wrested from him. His
firmness in this matter is commendable and his warmth excusable.
I. He…Job 13:21Job 13:21 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeWithdraw: Job 10:20, Job 22:15-17
let not: Job 13:11, Job 33:7; Psalms 119:120Job 13:21Job 13:21 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible:then will I not hide myself from thee; through fear or shame, but boldly appear before God, and come up even to his seat, and plead with him face to face