Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Can anyone bring charges against me? If so, I will be silent and die. New Living Translation Who can argue with me over this? And if you prove me wrong, I will remain silent and die. English Standard Version Who is there who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Berean Standard Bible Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. King James Bible Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. New King James Version Who is he who will contend with me? If now I hold my tongue, I perish. New American Standard Bible “Who could contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. NASB 1995 “Who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. NASB 1977 “Who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Legacy Standard Bible Who will contend with me? For now I am silent and will breathe my last. Amplified Bible “Who will argue and contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Christian Standard Bible Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. Holman Christian Standard Bible Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. American Standard Version Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost. Contemporary English Version If you can prove me guilty, I will give up and die. English Revised Version Who is he that will contend with me? for now shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost. GOD'S WORD® Translation Who can make a case against me? If someone could, I'd be silent and die. Good News Translation Are you coming to accuse me, God? If you do, I am ready to be silent and die. International Standard Version Who can oppose me? If they do, I'll be silent and die. Majority Standard Bible Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. NET Bible Who will contend with me? If anyone can, I will be silent and die. New Heart English Bible Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit. Webster's Bible Translation Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall expire. World English Bible Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWho [is] he that strives with me? For now I keep silent and gasp. Young's Literal Translation Who is he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp. Smith's Literal Translation Who is he will contend with me? for now shall I be silent and expire; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho is he that will plead against me? let him come: why am I consumed holding my peace? Catholic Public Domain Version Who is it that will go to judgment with me? Let him approach. Why should I be consumed in silence? New American Bible If anyone can make a case against me, then I shall be silent and expire. New Revised Standard Version Who is there that will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho is he that will contend with me? For now I will keep silent and be at rest. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Who is he that contends with me? For now I shall be silent and be at rest OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and die. Brenton Septuagint Translation For who is he that shall plead with me, that I should now be silent, and expire? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Reproves His Friends…18Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated. 19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. 20Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:… Cross References Job 9:3 If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. Job 23:4-5 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments. / I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say. Job 31:35 (Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment. Isaiah 50:8 The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me! Isaiah 41:1 “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment. Psalm 143:2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. Psalm 7:3-5 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, / if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, / then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah Psalm 26:1-2 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. Psalm 35:23 Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord! Jeremiah 2:9 Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children. Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? Romans 8:33-34 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us. Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 1 John 3:20-21 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. / Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, 1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me. Treasury of Scripture Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. that will plead Job 19:5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: Job 33:5-7,32 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up… Isaiah 50:7,8 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed… if I hold Job 13:13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Job 7:11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Jump to Previous Able Argument Breath Charges Contend Contendeth Die Expire Gasp Ghost Hold Peace Plead Quiet Silent Spirit Strive TongueJump to Next Able Argument Breath Charges Contend Contendeth Die Expire Gasp Ghost Hold Peace Plead Quiet Silent Spirit Strive TongueJob 13 1. Job reproves his friends for partiality14. He professes his confidence in God; 19. and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him Can anyone indict me? The phrase "Can anyone indict me?" reflects Job's confidence in his innocence and integrity. The Hebrew root for "indict" is "ריב" (riv), which means to contend, dispute, or bring a legal case against someone. In the context of the ancient Near Eastern legal system, this term would evoke the image of a courtroom where accusations are made and defenses are presented. Job is essentially challenging his friends and even God to present a legitimate charge against him. This reflects his deep conviction that he has lived a righteous life, despite the immense suffering he is enduring. Historically, this bold assertion underscores the theme of theodicy in the Book of Job, where the righteousness of a person is weighed against the suffering they experience. Job's question is rhetorical, emphasizing his belief that no one can justly accuse him of wrongdoing. If so, I will be silent and die Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Can anyoneמִי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix indict יָרִ֣יב (yā·rîḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend me? עִמָּדִ֑י (‘im·mā·ḏî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto, If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction so, עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time I will be silent אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ (’a·ḥă·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise and die. וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ (wə·’eḡ·wā‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire Links Job 13:19 NIVJob 13:19 NLT Job 13:19 ESV Job 13:19 NASB Job 13:19 KJV Job 13:19 BibleApps.com Job 13:19 Biblia Paralela Job 13:19 Chinese Bible Job 13:19 French Bible Job 13:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 13:19 Who is he who will contend (Jb) |
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