Bible Commentary

Job 13:12

Job 13:12

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Your remembrances [are] like unto ashes,....

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Recommended reading

More for Job 13:12

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob here comes to make application of what he had said in the foregoing chapter; and now we have him not in so good a temper as he was in then: for, I. He is very bold with his friends, comparing himself with…Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJob 13:1, Job reproves his friends for partiality; Job 13:14, He professes his confidence in God; and entreats to know his own sins, and God’s purpose in afflicting him.Job 13 — OverviewJob 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleJob begins this chapter by observing the extensiveness of his knowledge, as appeared from his preceding discourse, by which it was evident he was not less knowing than his friendsJob 13:1-12Job 13:1-12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJob here warmly expresses his resentment of the unkindness of his friends. I. He comes up with them as one that understood the matter in dispute as well as they, and did not need to be taught by them, v. 1, 2.…Job 13:12Job 13:12 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeremembrances: Job 18:17; Exodus 17:14; Psalms 34:16, Psalms 102:12, Psalms 109:15; Proverbs 10:7; Isaiah 26:14 ashes: Genesis 18:27 to bodies: Job 4:19; Genesis 2:7; 2 Corinthians 5:1Job 13:12Job 13:12 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bibleso the body is by Epictetus called clay elegantly wrought; and another Heathen writer calls it clay steeped in, or macerated and mixed with blood: being of clay denotes the original of bodies, the dust of the earth; and…