35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
35 Then I would speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
35 Then I would speak without fear of him, for I am not so in myself.
35 Then I'd speak up and state my case boldly. As things stand, there is no way I can do it.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
35 Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength.
22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
22 Then summon me and I will answer, or let me speak, and you reply to me.
22 Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you reply to me.
22 Second, address me directly so I can answer you, or let me speak and then you answer me.
22 Then call, and I will answer; Or let me speak, then You respond to me.
22 Now summon me, and I will answer! Or let me speak to you, and you reply.
(Read Job 13:13-22)
Job resolved to cleave to the testimony his own conscience gave of his uprightness. He depended upon God for justification and salvation, the two great things we hope for through Christ. Temporal salvation he little expected, but of his eternal salvation he was very confident; that God would not only be his Saviour to make him happy, but his salvation, in the sight and enjoyment of whom he should be happy. He knew himself not to be a hypocrite, and concluded that he should not be rejected. We should be well pleased with God as a Friend, even when he seems against us as an enemy. We must believe that all shall work for good to us, even when all seems to make against us. We must cleave to God, yea, though we cannot for the present find comfort in him. In a dying hour, we must derive from him living comforts; and this is to trust in him, though he slay us.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
37 I would give him an account of my every step; I would present it to him as to a ruler.)-
37 I would give him an account of all my steps; like a prince I would approach him.
37 I'm prepared to account for every move I've ever made - to anyone and everyone, prince or pauper.
37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.
37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done. I would come before him like a prince.
(Read Job 31:33-40)
Job clears himself from the charge of hypocrisy. We are loth to confess our faults, willing to excuse them, and to lay the blame upon others. But he that thus covers his sins, shall not prosper, 1 John 1:8. Let us all judge ourselves; wherein we are guilty, let us seek forgiveness in that blood which cleanseth from all sin; and may the Lord have mercy upon us, and write his laws in our hearts!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 9:35
Commentary on Job 9:25-35
(Read Job 9:25-35)
What little need have we of pastimes, and what great need to redeem time, when it runs on so fast towards eternity! How vain the enjoyments of time, which we may quite lose while yet time continues! The remembrance of having done our duty will be pleasing afterwards; so will not the remembrance of having got worldly wealth, when it is all lost and gone. Job's complaint of God, as one that could not be appeased and would not relent, was the language of his corruption. There is a Mediator, a Daysman, or Umpire, for us, even God's own beloved Son, who has purchased peace for us with the blood of his cross, who is able to save to the uttermost all who come unto God through him. If we trust in his name, our sins will be buried in the depths of the sea, we shall be washed from all our filthiness, and made whiter than snow, so that none can lay any thing to our charge. We shall be clothed with the robes of righteousness and salvation, adorned with the graces of the Holy Spirit, and presented faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. May we learn the difference between justifying ourselves, and being thus justified by God himself. Let the tempest-tossed soul consider Job, and notice that others have passed this dreadful gulf; and though they found it hard to believe that God would hear or deliver them, yet he rebuked the storm, and brought them to the desired haven. Resist the devil; give not place to hard thoughts of God, or desperate conclusions about thyself. Come to Him who invites the weary and heavy laden; who promises in nowise to cast them out.