13:22 Then call, 1 and I will answer,
or I will speak, and you respond to me.
19:16 I summon 2 my servant, but he does not respond,
even though I implore 3 him with my own mouth.
1 tn The imperatives in the verse function like the future tense in view of their use for instruction or advice. The chiastic arrangement of the verb forms is interesting: imperative + imperfect, imperfect + imperative. The imperative is used for God, but the imperfect is used when Job is the subject. Job is calling for the court to convene – he will be either the defendant or the prosecutor.
2 tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) followed by the ל (lamed) preposition means “to summon.” Contrast Ps 123:2.
3 tn Heb “plead for grace” or “plead for mercy” (ESV).