Job 23:6

Job 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
• New International Version (NIV)Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.

Context of Job 23:6

4I would tell him why I am not guilty. I would say many things to explain this to him. 5Then I would know how he would answer me. I would understand what he would say to me. Would God use his great power to argue against me? No! He would listen carefully to me. 7Honest people can explain things to him. So he would judge me in a fair way. He would let me go free. 8I look for God in the east, but he is not there. I do not find him in the west either.

Job 23:6 word by word

הַבְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י לֹ֥א אַךְ־ה֝֗וּא יָשִׂ֥ם בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Will he pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• againstעִמָּדִי‛immâd · with meH5978
• greatרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• No; but he would putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760

Cross-references for Job 23:6

• Job 9:19If I tried to fight God, he is much stronger than I am. And if I ask for justice, who can bring God to court?
• Job 13:21Please stop punishing me. And stop causing me to be so afraid of you.
• Isaiah 27:4I am not angry now. If there were thorn bushes or weeds in my vineyard, I would attack them. I would burn them all.
• Ezekiel 20:33The Almighty Lord says, I promise you this, as surely as I live: I will use my great power and authority to rule you as your King. You will know how angry I am!
• Psalms 138:3When I prayed to you, you answered me. You made me brave and strong.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, ‘I will be kind to you and I will help you. That will be enough for you. When you are weak, I will show that I am completely powerful to help you.’ So I am happy to be proud about my weakness. Then I know that Christ's power will be with me.

Commentaries on Job 23:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Will he plead against me - He would not exhibit his majesty and his sovereign authority to strike me dumb, or so overawe me that I could not speak in my own vindication. No; but he would put strength in me - On the contrary, he would treat me with tenderness, he would rectify my mistakes, he would show me what was in my favor, and would temper the rigid demands of justice by the mild interpretations of equity; and where law could not clear me, mercy would…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Will he plead against me with his great power? - “Will he make use of his mere power to overwhelm me and confound me? Will he take advantage of omnipotence to triumph over me, instead of argument and justice? No: he will not do it. The discussion would be fair. He would hear what I have to say, and would decide according to truth. Though he is Almighty, yet he would not take advantage of that to prostrate and confound me.” When Job Job 13:3 wished to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Earlier, Job thought God was too powerful for him to "summon" (9:19). He asked for "a mediator" and requested that God not "frighten" him (9:33–34; 13:21). Here, he showed more hope that God would give him a fair legal hearing. delivered: Job wanted God to declare him innocent, not forgive him as if he were guilty (13:18; see Psalms 17:2–3; 26:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. An objection suggests itself, while he utters the wish (Job 23:5). Do I hereby wish that He should plead against me with His omnipotence? Far from it! (Job 9:19, 34; 13:21; 30:18). strength--so as to prevail with Him: as in Jacob's case (Ho 12:3, 4). Umbreit and Maurer better translate as in Job 4:20 (I only wish that He) "would attend to me," that is, give me a patient hearing as an ordinary judge, not using His omnipotence, but only His divine…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