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Job 13:4

Job 13:4
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But ye are forgers of lies,.... This is a hard and very harsh saying; Job was now in a passion, provoked by his friends, and retorts upon them what they had charged him with, Job 11:3; so often in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But ye are forgers of lies - The word lies here seems to be used in a large sense, to denote sophisms, false accusations, errors. They maintained false positions; they did not see the exact truth in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 13:1-12

Job here warmly expresses his resentment of the unkindness of his friends.

I. He comes up with them as one that understood the matter in dispute as well as they, and did not need to be taught by them,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

but ye are forgers of lies The butin Job 13:13 had for its background the knowledge of the Divine wisdom (Job 13:1-2); Job knows this well, butfor all his knowledge of it he desires to plead his cause…