Job 13:26

For thou writest bitter things against me. — Exquisitely plaintive and affecting is this confession.

Related Commentaries of Job 13:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou writest bitter things against me - Charges or accusations of severity. We use the word “bitter” now in a somewhat similar sense. We spea...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess (m) the iniquities of my youth. (m) You punish me now for the sins that I commit...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. Thou writest bitter things against me - The indictmen...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou writest bitter things against me— The author of the Divine Legation, zealous to support his allegorical scheme, is always desirous, for that e...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. Writest - a judicial phrase, to note down the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job's Third Speech (continued) 1-12. Job claims to understand as much about God as the friends. He rejects their opinion as to the cause of his tr...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Possess] RV 'inherit.' Job thinks he must be suffering for his early follies.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XII. BEYOND FACT AND FEAR TO GOD Job 12:1-25 ; Job 13:1-28 ; Job 14:1-22 Job SPEAKS ZOPHAR excites in Job's mind great irritation, which mu...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Though He Slay Me” Job 13:1-28 The sufferer first rebukes his friends, Job 13:4-12 . Then he makes an appeal to God, affirming that he was no...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing his answer, Job restated his conviction that his knowledge was not inferior to theirs, and declared that his appeal was to God (1-3). Befo...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou writest bitter things against me ,.... Meaning not sins and rebellions, taken notice of by him, when his good deeds were omitted, as Jarchi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. Ver. 26. For thou writest bitter things against...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For thou writest That is, thou appointest; bitter things against me A terrible sentence, or most grievous punishments. It is a metaphor taken fro...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOB DECLARES HIMSELF FULLY EQUAL TO HIS FRIENDS (vv.1-12) Job has spoken at length of God's wisdom and power, now he tells Zophar that his eye h...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou writest, i.e. thou appointest or inflictest. A metaphor from princes or judges, who anciently used to write their sentence or decrees concerni...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR—CONTINUED I. Job re-asserts his knowledge of the Divine procedure as not inferior to that of his friends ( Job 13:1-2 )....
Sermon Bible Commentary

Job 13:26 I. Shadows are suffered to fall on us, and to overcast a while the brightness of God's firmament, partly to show us what hell is, and to...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 13:4 . Forgers of lies, misconstruing the ways of providence. Job 13:10 , He will surely reprove you, though under a specious veil you...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. The iniquities of youth visited The errors and sins...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 13:1 , Job 13:2 The first two verses of Job 13:1-18 . are closely connected with Job 12:1-18 ; forming the natural te...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job's Comfort and Prayer
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For Thou writest bitter things against me, in written decrees announcing the sentence of punishment, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my y...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 31:19 ; Job 20:11 ; Job 3:20 ; John 5:14 ; John 5:5 ; Proverbs 5:11-13 ; Psalms 25:7 ; Psalms 88:3-18 ; Ruth 1:20
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Writest — Thou appointest or inflictest. A metaphor from princes or judges, who anciently used to write their sentences.

²⁶ For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

Related Commentaries of Job 13:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 13:26