Passage Research
Job 13 — Sermon Preparation
Job calls his friends worthless physicians and demands the chance to argue his case directly before God, whatever the cost. Below is a research summary for Job 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Job 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָכַח | yâkach | H3198 | 4 | be right, argue |
| חָרַשׁ | chârash | H2790 | 4 | scratch, engrave |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 5 | arrange, speak |
| רִיב | rîyb | H7378 | 3 | toss, grapple |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 4 | hear, tell |
| אֵל | ʼêl | H410 | 3 | strength, mighty |
| הָתַל | hâthal | H2048 | 2 | deride, cheat |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Job 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“With self-preference, Job declared that he needed not to be taught by them. Those who dispute are tempted to magnify themselves, and lower their brethren, more than is fit. When dismayed or distressed with the fear of wrath, the force of temptation, or the weight of affliction, we should apply to the Physician of our souls, who never rejects any, never prescribes amiss, and never leaves any case uncured. To Him we may speak at all times. To broken hearts and wounded consciences, all creatures, without Christ, are physicians of no value. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Job 13:1–12 (Public Domain)
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