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Job 13

Job 13:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
'uwlam (Hebrew #199)
however or on the contrary
KJV usage: as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
Pronounce: oo-lawm'
Origin: apparently a variation of 194
ye are forgers
taphal (Hebrew #2950)
properly, to stick on as a patch; figuratively, to impute falsely
KJV usage: forge(-r), sew up.
Pronounce: taw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
of lies
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
, ye are all physicians
rapha' (Hebrew #7495)
a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
KJV usage: cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole. See 7503.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: or raphah {raw-faw'}
of not value
'eliyl (Hebrew #457)
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
KJV usage: idol, no value, thing of nought.
Pronounce: el-eel'
Origin: apparently from 408
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ye are forgers.
Job 4:7‑11• 7Remember, I pray thee, who perished being innocent?{HR}Or where have the upright been blotted out?
8So far as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,{HR}And they that sow trouble, reap the same.
9By the breath of God they perish,{HR}And by the blast of his nostrils they are consumed.
10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the dark lion,{HR}And the teeth of the young lion are broken;
11The strong lion perisheth for lack of prey,{HR}And the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
(Job 4:7‑11)
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Job 5:1‑5• 1Call now: is there any that will answer thee?{HR}And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?
2For grief killeth a fool,{HR}And jealousy slayeth the simple.
3I have seen a fool taking root,{HR}And suddenly I cursed his habitation.
4His sons are far from help,{HR}And are crushed in the gate without deliverance;
5Whose harvest the hungry one devoureth,{HR}And taketh it off even out of a thorn-hedge,{HR}And the thirsty swalloweth up their wealth.
(Job 5:1‑5)
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Job 8:3‑4• 3Doth God pervert right,{HR}And the Almighty pervert justice?
4If thy children have sinned against him,{HR}And he hath cast them into the hand of their transgression;
(Job 8:3‑4)
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Job 18:5‑21• 5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,{HR}And the flame of his fire shall not shine.
6The light in his tabernacle shall be dark,{HR}And his lamp shall be put out with him.
7The steps of his strength shall be straitened,{HR}And his own counsel shall cast him down.
8For by his feet is he driven into a net,{HR}And he walketh over the meshes;
9The trap seizeth on his heel;{HR}The snare prevaileth over him;
10His cord [is] hidden in the earth,{HR}And his trap upon the pathway.
11Terrors shall terrify him around,{HR}And scare him at his footsteps.
12His calamity [is] hungry,{HR}And destruction [is] ready at his side.
13The first-born of death devoureth the parts of his skin —{HR}Devoureth his parts.
14His confidence shall be torn out of his tent,{HR}And shall march him off to the king of terrors;
15There shall dwell in his tent what [is] not his;{HR}On his dwelling shall sulphur be scattered.
16Beneath, his roots shall be dried up,{HR}And above, his branch shall be cut off.
17His memorial shall perish from the earth,{HR}And he shall have no name on the plain.
18They shall drive him from light into darkness,{HR}And shall chase him from the world.
19No shoot nor sprout shall he have among his people,{HR}And no escaped one in his dwellings.
20At his day they of the west will be astonished,{HR}And they of the east take fright.
21Surely so the dwellings of the wicked,{HR}And this the place of [him that] knoweth not God.
(Job 18:5‑21)
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Job 21:27‑34• 27Lo! I know your thoughts,{HR}And the plots ye do violently against me.
28For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince?{HR}And where the tent of the habitations of the wicked?
29Have ye not asked the passers-by?{HR}And their signs do ye not know?
30To a day of destruction the wicked is spared,{HR}To a day of great wrath they are led off.
31Who to his face declareth his way,{HR}And who requiteth him what he hath done?
32And he, to the graves he is brought,{HR}And over the heap he keepeth watch.
33Sweet to him are the clods of the valley,{HR}And after him draweth everybody.{HR}And [there is] no counting before him.
34How vainly then ye comfort me!{HR}Your answers remain falsehood.
(Job 21:27‑34)
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Job 22:6‑30• 6For thou distrainedst thy brother without cause,{HR}And didst strip off the clothes of the naked;
7To the weary thou gavest no water,{HR}And from the hungry didst withhold bread.
8And the man of might — his was the land,{HR}And the accepted of face dwelleth in it.
9Widows didst thou send empty away,{HR}And the arms of the fatherless were broken.
10Therefore round about thee [are] snares,{HR}And sudden fear overpowereth thee.
11Or seest thou not the darkness,{HR}And the flood of waters covering thee?
12[Is] not God [Eloah] in the height of the heavens?{HR}And see the top of the stars, how high they are!
13And thou sayest, What knoweth God?{HR}Will he judge through the darkness?
14Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, and he seeth not,{HR}And he walketh on the circle of the heavens.
15Wilt thou keep to the old way{HR}Which men of iniquity trod,
16Who were snatched away untimely:{HR}A flood was poured on their foundation;
17Who were saying to God, Depart from us,{HR}And what could the Almighty do for them?
18And he filled their houses with good!{HR}But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19The righteous will see and rejoice,{HR}And the innocent mock at them:
20Is not our adversary cut down?{HR}And the fire devoureth their residue.
21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with him, and be at peace;{HR}Thereby shall good come to thee.
22Receive, I pray thee, law from his mouth,{HR}And lay up his words in thy heart.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up;{HR}([If] thou put iniquity far away from thy tent),
24And put precious ore on the dust,{HR}And that of Ophir as stones of brooks;
25And the Almighty shall be thy precious ores,{HR}And silver of toilings to thee.
26For then in the Almighty shalt thou delight,{HR}And lift up thy face to God [Eloah].
27Thou shalt pray to him, and he shall hear thee,{HR}And thou shalt pay thy vows,
28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it is established to thee,{HR}And light shall shine on thy ways.
29When they are dejected, then shalt thou say, Lift up,{HR}And he will save him of downcast eyes;
30He will deliver him that is not guiltless,{HR}And he is rescued by the cleanness of thy hands.
(Job 22:6‑30)
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Ex. 20:16• 16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Ex. 20:16)
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Psa. 119:69• 69Proud [men] have forged falsehood against me;{HR}With a whole heart I will observe thy precepts. (Psa. 119:69)
physicians.
Job 6:21• 21For truly ye are become nothing,{HR}Ye see a terror, and are dismayed. (Job 6:21)
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Job 16:2• 2I have heard many such things,{HR}And comforters of distress [are] ye all. (Job 16:2)
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Jer. 6:14• 14And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace. (Jer. 6:14)
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Jer. 8:22• 22Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people? (Jer. 8:22)
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Jer. 30:13• 13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. (Jer. 30:13)
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Jer. 46:11• 11Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. (Jer. 46:11)
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Ezek. 34:4• 4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. (Ezek. 34:4)
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Hos. 5:13• 13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound (Hos. 5:13)
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Mark 2:17• 17And when Jesus heard it, he says to them, They that are strong have no need of the physician, but they that are ill. I have not come to call [the] righteous, but sinners. (Mark 2:17)
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Mark 5:26• 26and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and had found no advantage from it, but had rather grown worse, (Mark 5:26)
 Job boldly charges his friends with being false witnesses for God, in that they used well-known truths with which all were familiar, to confirm their charge of Job’s wickedness. What kind of physicians were they to treat a case like this? They have decided what his disease is, and misrepresent his symptoms to confirm their diagnosis! (Job 3-31 by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

W. Kelly Translation

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But ye [are] forgers of lies,{HR}Physicians of no value [are] ye all.