Job 13:4, 7-8 | JFB | STEP | 4. forgers of lies —literally, "artful twisters of vain speeches" [UMBREIT ].

Job 13:4

4. forgers of lies—literally, "artful twisters of vain speeches" [UMBREIT].

Job 13:7-8

7. deceitfully—use fallacies to vindicate God in His dealings; as if the end justified the means. Their "deceitfulness" for God, against Job, was that they asserted he was a sinner, because he was a sufferer.

8. accept his person—God's; that is, be partial for Him, as when a judge favors one party in a trial, because of personal considerations.

contend for God—namely, with fallacies and prepossessions against Job before judgment (Jud 6:31). Partiality can never please the impartial God, nor the goodness of the cause excuse the unfairness of the arguments.