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“My complaint is bitter again today. I try hard to control my sighing. 3“If only I knew where I could find God! I would go where he lives. I would present ⌞my⌟ case to him. I would have a mouthful of arguments. 5I want to know the words he would use to answer me. I want to understand the things he would say to me. 6Would he sue me and hide behind great legal maneuvers? No, he certainly would press charges against 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 13:18I have prepared my case. I know that I will be declared righteous.
• Job 37:19Teach us what we should say to him. We are unable to prepare ⌞a case⌟ because of darkness.
• Psalms 43:1Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation. Rescue me from deceitful and unjust people.
• Isaiah 43:26Remind me ⌞of what happened⌟. Let us argue our case together. State your case so that you can prove you are right.
• Genesis 18:25It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won’t the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?”
• Genesis 32:12But you did say, ‘I will make sure that you are prosperous and that your descendants will be as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to count them because there are so many.’ ”
• Exodus 32:12Don’t let the Egyptians say, ‘He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That’s why he brought them out ⌞of our land⌟.’ Don’t be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people.
• Numbers 14:13But Moses said to the Lord, “What if the Egyptians hear about it? (You used your power to take these people away from them.)
• Joshua 7:8Lord, what else can I say after Israel ran away from its enemy?
• Psalms 25:11For the sake of your name, O Lord, remove my guilt, because it is great.
• Daniel 9:18Open your ears and listen, my God. Open your eyes and look at our ruins and at the city called by your name. We are not requesting this from you because we are righteous, but because you are very compassionate.

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