Job 23:4

Job 23:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
• New International Version (NIV)I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

Context of Job 23:4

2“Even today my complaint is contentious; His hand is heavy despite my groaning. 3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might [even] come to His seat! I would present my cause before Him And fill my mouth with arguments. 5I would learn the words which He would answer, And understand what He would say to me. 6Would He contend against me with His great power? No, surely He would give attention to me.

Job 23:4 word by word

אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I would orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• causeמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• him, and fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• with argumentsתּוֹכַ֫חַתtôkêchâh tôkachath · argumentH8433

Cross-references for Job 23:4

• Job 13:18Behold now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
• Job 37:19Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being; We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].
• Psalms 43:1Judge and vindicate me, O God; plead my case against an ungodly nation. O rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man!
• Isaiah 43:26Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together; State your position, that you may be proved right.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”
• Genesis 32:12And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’ ”
• Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil [intent] their God brought them out to kill them in the mountains and destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn away from Your burning anger and change Your mind about harming Your people.
• Numbers 14:13But Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up these people from among them,
• Joshua 7:8O Lord, what can I say now that [the army of] Israel has turned back [in retreat and fled] before their enemies?
• Psalms 25:11For Your name’s sake, O Lord, Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.
• Daniel 9:18O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and look at our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our supplications before You because of our own merits and righteousness, but because of Your great mercy and compassion.

Commentaries on Job 23:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I would order my cause before him - Compare the notes at Isaiah 43:26. That is, I would arrange my arguments, or plead my cause, as one does in a court of justice. I would suggest the considerations which would show that I am not guilty in the sense charged by my friends, and that notwithstanding my calamities, I am the real friend of God. And fill my mouth with arguments - Probably he means that he would appeal to the evidence furnished by a life of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4plead my case: Job wanted to present his legal case to God (13:3, 18, 22; 16:21; 31:35). Abraham pleaded directly with God about Sodom (Genesis 18:25–32). Moses did the same for Israel (Exodus 32:12–13; Numbers 14:13–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. order--state methodically (Job 13:18; Is 43:26). fill, &c.--I would have abundance of arguments to adduce.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings