Job 13 · Verse 16

Job 13:16

He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
Job 13:16, King James Version

Job 13:16 in other translations

BSBMoreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
WEBThis also will be my salvation, that a godless man will not come before him.
ASVThis also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.
YLTAlso--He is to me for salvation, For the profane cometh not before Him.
DARBYThis also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
BBEAnd that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,
WebsterHe also shall be my salvation: for a hypocrite shall not come before him.

What does Job 13:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. He--rather, "This also already speaks in my behalf (literally, 'for my saving acquittal') for an hypocrite would not wish to come before Him" (as I do) [Umbreit]. (See last clause of Job 13:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 He also shall be my salvation - He will save me, because I trust in him. A hypocrite - A wicked man shall never be able to stand before him. I am conscious of this, and were I, as you suppose, a secret sinner, I should not dare to make this appeal.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 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…

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Job 13:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
הוּא\־hu'-thatH1931
לִ֥יliof me
לִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'Ah[will be] for deliveranceH3444
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
לְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
חָנֵ֥ףcha.Nefa godless [person]H2611
יָבֽוֹא\׃ya.Vo'he will comeH935

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Cross references for Job 13:16

  • Isaiah 12:1-2

    And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Isaiah 33:14

    The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

  • Psalms 118:21

    I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Job 27:8-10

    For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

  • Jeremiah 3:23

    Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

  • Job 36:13

    But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

  • Exodus 15:2

    The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  • Acts 13:47

    For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

  • Psalms 62:6-7

    He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

  • Psalms 118:14

    The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

  • Job 8:13

    So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my salvation.
Ex 15:2; Ps 27:1; 62:6,7; 118:14,21; Isa 12:2; Jer 3:23; Ac 13:47
for an hypocrite.
8:13; 27:8-10; 36:13; Isa 33:14

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Context

  • Job 13:15

    Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  • Job 13:16

    He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.

  • Job 13:17

    Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

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Job 13:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él mismo me será salud, porque no entrará en su presencia el hipócrita.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce sera même ma délivrance, qu’un impie n’entre pas devant sa face.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch das wird mir zur Rettung sein, daß ein Ruchloser nicht vor sein Angesicht kommen darf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ipse erit salvator meus: non enim veniet in conspectu ejus omnis hypocrita.