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I will be proved innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be in the right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold now, I have ordered <i>my</i> cause; I know that I shall be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared <i>my</i> case, I know that I shall be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold now, I have arranged my <i>case for</i> justice; I know that I will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now then, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have prepared my case well, and I am certain to win. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I am righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have prepared my case. I know that I will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am ready to state my case, because I know I am in the right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, now! I've prepared my case for court. I know that I'm going to win. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Now behold, I have set the cause in order, "" I have known that I am righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold now I set in order judgment; I knew that I shall be justified.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If I shall be judged, I know that I shall be found just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If I will be judged, I know that I will be found to be just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I have prepared my case, I know that I am in the right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have indeed prepared my case; I know that I shall be vindicated.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold now, I am also pleading my cause; and I know that I am innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, also I bring my judgment and I know that I am innocent<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I am near my judgment: I know that I shall appear evidently just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/13-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2024" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/13.htm">Job Reproves His Friends</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ‘ā·raḵ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">I have prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">my case,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: ’eṣ·dāq (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">will be vindicated.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-8.htm">Psalm 7:8</a></span><br />The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-24.htm">Psalm 35:24</a></span><br />Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Psalm 43:1</a></span><br />Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Isaiah 50:8</a></span><br />The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will dare to contend with Me? Let us confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-15.htm">1 Samuel 24:15</a></span><br />May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-32.htm">1 Kings 8:32</a></span><br />then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a></span><br />Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Micah 7:9</a></span><br />Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Romans 8:33-34</a></span><br />Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. / Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">1 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a></span><br />being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></span><br />I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.</p><p class="hdg">I have ordered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-21.htm">Job 16:21</a></b></br> O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man <i>pleadeth</i> for his neighbour!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-4.htm">Job 23:4</a></b></br> I would order <i>my</i> cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-7.htm">Job 40:7</a></b></br> Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.</p><p class="hdg">I know</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2,3,20</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-7.htm">Job 40:7,8</a></b></br> Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-26.htm">Isaiah 43:26</a></b></br> Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/13-8.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/13-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/job/10-22.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/job/12-5.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/13-10.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/11-2.htm">Vindicated</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-28.htm">Case</a> <a href="/job/13-22.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/job/25-4.htm">Justified</a> <a href="/job/23-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/15-14.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-10.htm">Vindicated</a><div class="vheading2">Job 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-1.htm">Job reproves his friends for partiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">He professes his confidence in God; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/13-19.htm">and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>See now,</b><br>This phrase serves as an attention grabber, urging the listener or reader to focus on what follows. In the context of Job, it reflects his desire for his friends and God to pay attention to his argument. This is a common rhetorical device in biblical literature, used to emphasize the importance of the speaker's message.<p><b>I have prepared my case;</b><br>Job is likening his situation to a legal proceeding, where he is both the defendant and the advocate. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of presenting one's case before a judge or deity. Job's preparation indicates his confidence in his innocence and his readiness to present evidence. This legal metaphor is consistent with other biblical texts, such as <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21</a>, where God invites the nations to present their case.<p><b>I know that I will be vindicated.</b><br>Job expresses a strong conviction that he will be proven right. This confidence is rooted in his faith in God's justice, despite his current suffering. The term "vindicated" suggests a legal acquittal, aligning with the biblical theme of divine justice seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/26.htm">Psalm 26:1</a>. Job's assurance foreshadows the ultimate vindication of believers through Christ, who is the ultimate advocate and judge, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up arguing that his suffering must be due to sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's testing and ultimately restores him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that his faith is only due to his prosperity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally considered to be in the Near East.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_righteousness.htm">Confidence in Righteousness</a></b><br>Job's statement reflects his confidence in his integrity and righteousness before God. Believers are encouraged to live uprightly, trusting that God sees and knows their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_faith.htm">Preparation and Faith</a></b><br>Job prepares his case, showing the importance of being ready to defend one's faith and actions. Christians should be prepared to give an account of their faith with gentleness and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Job's assurance of vindication underscores a deep trust in God's justice. Believers are reminded that ultimate justice belongs to God, and they should trust Him even when circumstances seem unjust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a></b><br>Job's situation teaches the value of perseverance through trials, maintaining faith and integrity despite suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The account of Job highlights God's sovereignty over all circumstances, encouraging believers to submit to His will and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar’s rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_argue_with_a_silent_god.htm">How can Job's claim in Job 23:3-5 that he would argue his case directly before God be reconciled with a supposedly omnipresent deity who remains silent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'firstborn_of_death'_literal.htm">Job 18:13: Is there any scientific or historical basis for 'the firstborn of death' describing a literal force or being?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_40_31__how_do_skeptics_view_it.htm">Isaiah 40:31: How can a skeptic reconcile the promise of 'renewed strength' for believers with the suffering and trials seen throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold now, I have ordered my cause</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I have prepared my pleadings, and arranged them; I know what I am about to say. <span class="cmt_word">Also I know that I shall be justified</span>. I am confident, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> that the cause, if it be fully heard, will be decided in my favour. It will appear that I have not brought my calamities upon myself by my own misdoings. Of justification, in the forensic sense, of imputed righteousness, with its concomitant ideas, Job, of course, knows nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/13-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now that</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֭א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרַ֣כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·raḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my case,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be vindicated.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶצְדָּֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eṣ·dāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/13-18.htm">Job 13:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/13-18.htm">OT Poetry: Job 13:18 See now I have set my cause (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/13-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 13:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 13:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/13-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 13:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 13:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>