God’s Word Translation
Job 23:11
11I have followed his footsteps closely. I have stayed on his path and did not turn from it.
Job 23:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
- New International Version (NIV)My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
Context of Job 23:11
9If I go northward, where he is at work, I can’t observe him. If I turn southward, I can’t see him. 10⌞I can’t find him⌟ because he knows the road I take. When he tests me, I’ll come out as pure as gold. I have followed his footsteps closely. I have stayed on his path and did not turn from it. 12I have not left his commands behind. I have treasured his words in my heart. 13“But God is one of a kind. Who can make him change his mind? He does whatever he wants!
Read all of Job 23Job 23:11 word by word
בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָ֣ה רַגְלִ֑י דַּרְכּ֖וֹ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי וְלֹא־אָֽט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 23:11
- 1 Samuel 12:2And now, here is the king who will lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.
- Psalms 18:20The Lord rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back
- Psalms 44:18Our hearts never turned away. Our feet never left your path.
- Acts 20:18When they were with him, he said to them, “You know how I spent all my time with you from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10You and God are witnesses of how pure, honest, and blameless we were in our dealings with you believers.
- Job 17:9Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Psalms 36:3The words from his mouth are ⌞nothing but⌟ trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and good.
- Psalms 125:5But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!
- Zephaniah 1:6I will remove those who have turned away from following the Lord and those who no longer seek the Lord or ask him for help.”
- Luke 8:13Some people are like seeds on rocky soil. They welcome the word with joy whenever they hear it, but they don’t develop any roots. They believe for a while, but when their faith is tested, they abandon it.
- Romans 2:7He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring
- 2 Peter 2:20People can know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and escape the world’s filth. But if they get involved in this filth again and give in to it, they are worse off than they were before.
Commentaries on Job 23:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept - I have carefully marked his providential dealings; and in his way - his pure and undefiled religion - have I walked. I have not only been generally but particularly religious: I have attended carefully to the weightier matters of the law, and have not forgotten its slightest injunctions. Coverdale is curious: - Nevertheles my fete kepe his path, his hye strete have I holden, and not gone out of it. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My foot hath held his steps - Roberts, in his Oriental Illustrations, and the Editor of the Pictorial Bible, suppose that there is an allusion here to the active, grasping power which the Orientals have in their feet and toes. By constant usage they accustom themselves to make use of them in holding things in a manner which to us seems almost incredible, and they make the toes perform almost the work of fingers. We bind ours fast from early childhood in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Job knew that the Lord was every where present; but his mind was in such confusion, that he could get no fixed view of God's merciful presence, so as to find comfort by spreading his case before him. His views were all gloomy. God seemed to stand at a distance, and frown upon him. Yet Job expressed his assurance that he should be brought forth, tried, and approved, for he had obeyed the precepts of God. He had relished and delighted in the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. held--fast by His steps. The law is in Old Testament poetry regarded as a way, God going before us as our guide, in whose footsteps we must tread (Psa 17:5). declined--(Psa 125:5).Read the comment
Topics related to Job 23:11
In the dictionaries
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
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries