Job 9:15

Job 9:15 Meaning and Explanation

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

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Even if he were in the right, Job would not argue but would plead for mercy from his Judge.

What Does Job 9:15 Mean?

Job makes a striking admission: even supposing he were truly righteous, he would not stand and answer God as an equal. Instead he would make supplication, begging mercy from the very One who is his Judge. Before God, even the innocent come as suppliants, not as litigants.

This is a deep instinct of true faith. Standing before God, the right posture is not the raised fist but the bowed head and the open hand. To plead for grace from one's Judge is exactly what the gospel invites, for our Judge has become our Advocate. The Judge to whom Job would make supplication is the God who delights to show mercy.

Job 9:15 in the Original Language

tachan (תָחַן), 'make supplication' -- to plead for grace or favor, the cry of one seeking mercy.

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What does Job 9:15 mean?

Even if he were in the right, Job would not argue but would plead for mercy from his Judge.

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