Job 13:13-15

¹³ Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. ¹⁴ Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? ¹⁵ Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain [1] mine own ways before him.

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Other Translations of Job 13:13-15

New International Version

¹³ "Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may. ¹⁴ Why do I put myself in jeopardy and take my life in my hands? ¹⁵ Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surelyOr "He will surely slay me; I have no hope -" / "yet I will" defend my ways to his face.

English Standard Version

¹³ "Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. ¹⁴ Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand? ¹⁵ Though he slay me, I will hope in him;Or Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope yet I will argue my ways to his face.

The Message

¹³ "So hold your tongue while I have my say, then I'll take whatever I have coming to me. ¹⁴ Why do I go out on a limb like this and take my life in my hands? ¹⁵ Because even if he killed me, I'd keep on hoping. I'd defend my innocence to the very end.

New King James Version

¹³ "Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, Then let come on me what may! ¹⁴ Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hands? ¹⁵ Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.

New Living Translation

¹³ "Be silent now and leave me alone. Let me speak, and I will face the consequences. ¹⁴ Why should I put myself in mortal danger and take my life in my own hands? ¹⁵ God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 13:13-15

Commentary on Job 13:13-22

(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.