Job 13:22
Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Cross-references
Job 13:3 expresses the same desire to argue his case with God — here he sharpens it into a direct call-and-answer challenge.
Job 9:32 laments he cannot argue with God — here he boldly demands a hearing, shifting from despair to confidence.
In Job 38:3, God directly responds to Job's challenge, telling him to prepare for divine questioning.
Job 40:4 shows Job silencing himself in humility — the opposite of his earlier demand to speak and reply.
Job 40:5 continues Job's renunciation of further argument — a direct reversal of his earlier bold challenge.
Job 42:3-6 records Job's repentance for speaking without understanding — fulfilling his earlier challenge with humble submission.
Job 14:15 imagines a restored relationship where God calls and Job answers — echoing the call-and-answer motif from here.
In Job 23:5, Job again yearns to know God's answer, directly mirroring his earlier call for God to reply.
Job 31:35 repeats the desire for an Almighty answer, using the same legal defense language as in 13:22.
Job 40:7 has God commanding Job to answer Him, reversing the roles from 13:22 where Job demanded God's reply.
Job 16:21 imagines a heavenly advocate pleading for a man, echoing Job's courtroom challenge in 13:22 where he demands a hearing with God.