Job 13:22

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Cross-references

Job 13:3 Parallel

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 Contrast

Job 9:32 laments he cannot argue with God — here he boldly demands a hearing, shifting from despair to confidence.

Job 38:3 Parallel

In Job 38:3, God directly responds to Job's challenge, telling him to prepare for divine questioning.

Job 40:4 Contrast

Job 40:4 shows Job silencing himself in humility — the opposite of his earlier demand to speak and reply.

Job 40:5 Contrast

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 Parallel

Job 14:15 imagines a restored relationship where God calls and Job answers — echoing the call-and-answer motif from here.

Job 23:5 Parallel

In Job 23:5, Job again yearns to know God's answer, directly mirroring his earlier call for God to reply.

Job 31:35 Parallel

Job 31:35 repeats the desire for an Almighty answer, using the same legal defense language as in 13:22.

Job 40:7 Contrast

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 Parallel

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.