King James Version
Job 13:6 in the King James Version says “Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.” — study this verse from Job chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.”
Job 13:6 · KJV
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
“now my reasoning”
H8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
“of my lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
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