Berean Standard Bible
Job 23:4
4I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
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 bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning. 3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say. 6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
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אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 23:4
- Job 13:18See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
- Job 37:19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Genesis 32:12But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
- Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
- Numbers 14:13But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Joshua 7:8O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- Psalms 25:11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
- Daniel 9:18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great 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
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