Job 23:13

Job 23:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
• New International Version (NIV)“But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.

Context of Job 23:13

11My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside. 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart. But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do. 14For he will perform [what] is appointed for me; and many such things are with him. 15Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.

Job 23:13 word by word

וְה֣וּא בְ֭אֶחָד וּמִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ אִוְּתָ֣ה וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃Read the interlinear

• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315

Cross-references for Job 23:13

• Job 9:12Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
• Job 11:10If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him?
• Job 12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
• Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
• Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good?
• Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
• Ecclesiastes 3:14I know that whatever God doeth, it shall be for ever; there is nothing to be added to it, nor anything to be taken from it; and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.
• Romans 9:19Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?
• James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
• Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he pleased.
• Psalms 135:6Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps;
• Proverbs 19:21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
• Isaiah 14:24Jehovah of hosts hath sworn saying, Assuredly as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, it shall stand:
• Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
• Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Ephesians 1:9having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself

Commentaries on Job 23:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But he is in one mind - The original is באחד והוא vehu beechad, and is literally, But he is in one: properly rendered by the Vulgate, Ipse enim solus est. But he is alone. And not badly rendered by Coverdale - It is he himself alone. He has no partner; his designs are his own, they are formed in his infinite wisdom, and none can turn his determinations aside. It is vain, therefore, for man to contend with his Maker. He designs my happiness, and you cannot…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13But he is in one mind - He is unchangeable. He has formed his plans, and no one can divert him from them. Of the truth of this sentiment there can be no dispute. The only difficulty in the case is to see why Job adverted to it here, and how it bears on the train of thought which he was pursuing. The idea seems to be, that God was now accomplishing his eternal purposes in respect to him; that he had formed a plan far back in eternal ages, and that that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 As Job does not once question but that his trials are from the hand of God, and that there is no such thing as chance, how does he account for them? The principle on which he views them is, that the hope and reward of the faithful servants of God are only laid up in another life; and he maintains that it is plain to all, that the wicked are not treated according to their deserts in this life, but often directly the reverse. But though the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14No one can change God's mind (9:12–13; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Numbers 23:19–20; James 1:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. in one mind--notwithstanding my innocence, He is unaltered in His purpose of proving me guilty (Job 9:12). soul--His will (Psa 115:3). God's sovereignty. He has one great purpose; nothing is haphazard; everything has its proper place with a view to His purpose.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 23:13

• God Continued...
• Predestination

In the dictionaries

• Bitter
• Complaint
• Providence
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge

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