Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may. New Living Translation “Be silent now and leave me alone. Let me speak, and I will face the consequences. English Standard Version “Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. Berean Standard Bible Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may. King James Bible Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. New King James Version “Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, Then let come on me what may! New American Standard Bible “Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come upon me what may. NASB 1995 “Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may. NASB 1977 “Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may. Legacy Standard Bible “Be silent before me so that I may speak; Then let come on me what may. Amplified Bible “Be silent before me so that I may speak; And let happen to me what may. Christian Standard Bible Be quiet, and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Be quiet, and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me. American Standard Version Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will. Contemporary English Version Be quiet while I speak, and we'll see what happens. English Revised Version Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what wilt. GOD'S WORD® Translation Be quiet, because I want to speak. Let whatever may happen to me [happen]! Good News Translation Be quiet and give me a chance to speak, and let the results be what they will. International Standard Version "Don't talk to me! It's my turn to speak; then whatever happens, happens. Majority Standard Bible Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may. NET Bible "Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may. New Heart English Bible "Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will. Webster's Bible Translation Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. World English Bible “Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionKeep silent from me, and I speak, "" And pass over me what will. Young's Literal Translation Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what? Smith's Literal Translation Be silent from me and I will speak what shall pass upon me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me. Catholic Public Domain Version Be silent for a little while, so that I may speak whatever my mind suggests to me. New American Bible Be silent! Let me alone that I may speak, no matter what happens to me. New Revised Standard Version “Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak also, and tell everything that has come upon me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Be silent before me and I shall speak also, and I will tell everything that has passed against me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, And let come on me what will. Brenton Septuagint Translation Be silent, that I may speak, and cease from mine anger, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Reproves His Friends…12Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay. 13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may. 14Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?… Cross References Psalm 39:9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done. 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. Lamentations 3:28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him. Psalm 38:13-14 But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. / I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply. Proverbs 30:32 If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth. Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.” Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” 1 Samuel 1:13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk Matthew 27:12-14 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. / Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” / But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement. Mark 14:61 But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” Luke 23:9 Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer. 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. Acts 8:32-33 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.” Treasury of Scripture Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Hold your peace. Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 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. Job 10:1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. and let come Job 6:9,10 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! … Job 7:15,16 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life… Jump to Previous Alone Hold Leave Mind Peace Quiet Silence Silent Speak WhateverJump to Next Alone Hold Leave Mind Peace Quiet Silence Silent Speak WhateverJob 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 Be silent before me This phrase is a call for silence and attention. In the Hebrew text, the word used for "be silent" is "ḥărîšû," which implies a deep, attentive silence. Job is addressing his friends, who have been speaking at length, offering their interpretations of his suffering. The historical context here is significant; in ancient Near Eastern cultures, silence was often a sign of respect and readiness to listen. Job is asserting his right to speak and be heard, emphasizing the importance of his own voice in the midst of his trials. This call for silence can also be seen as a metaphor for the need to quiet our own hearts and minds to truly hear and understand the deeper truths of our circumstances. so that I may speak then let come to me what may Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Be silent,הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ (ha·ḥă·rî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise and I אָ֑נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will speak. וַאֲדַבְּרָה־ (wa·’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Then let come וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר (wə·ya·‘ă·ḇōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on to me עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against what [may]. מָֽה׃ (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what Links Job 13:13 NIVJob 13:13 NLT Job 13:13 ESV Job 13:13 NASB Job 13:13 KJV Job 13:13 BibleApps.com Job 13:13 Biblia Paralela Job 13:13 Chinese Bible Job 13:13 French Bible Job 13:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 13:13 Be silent leave me alone that (Jb) |
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