Job 13:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Job declares that he has prepared his legal case and is confident he will be vindicated.
What Does Job 13:18 Mean?
Using courtroom language, Job announces that he has set his case in order, arranged like an attorney laying out arguments, and he is confident that he will be justified, declared in the right.
Job's confidence flows not from sinless perfection but from the integrity of his heart before God. He trusts that an honest case, fully heard, will be vindicated. The believer finds here a foreshadowing of a greater justification, for the gospel proclaims that those who come to God in faith are declared righteous, not by their own flawless record but through the One who pleads their cause. Job longed to stand justified before God; in Christ that longing becomes a settled hope.
Job 13:18 in the Original Language
tsadaq (צָדַק), 'to be justified' -- to be declared righteous or in the right, a key word for being vindicated before God.
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What does Job 13:18 mean?
Job declares that he has prepared his legal case and is confident he will be vindicated.