Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
Parallel translations
- WEB Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.
- BSB I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
- NKJV I paid close attention to you; And surely not one of you convinced Job, Or answered his words—
- NASB “I also paid close attention to you; But indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.
- NLT I have listened, but not one of you has refuted Job or answered his arguments.
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Quick answer
Moses argues that destroying Israel would dishonor God's name among the Egyptians. He asks God to turn from wrath for the sake of His reputation.
Overview
Moses' concern is supremely for God's glory: that the nations not misread His justice as malice. He boldly asks God to 'repent' or relent from the threatened judgment. The language of God 'repenting' describes a real change in His dealings in response to intercession, while His unchanging character and purposes remain constant.
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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.
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