God’s Word Translation
Job 23:6
6Would he sue me and hide behind great legal maneuvers? No, he certainly would press charges against me.
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 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. Would he sue me and hide behind great legal maneuvers? No, he certainly would press charges against me. 7Then decent people could argue with him, and I would escape my judgment forever. 8However, if I go east, he isn’t there. If I go west, I can’t find him.
Read all of Job 23Job 23:6 word by word
הַבְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י לֹ֥א אַךְ־ה֝֗וּא יָשִׂ֥ם בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 23:6
- Job 9:19If it is a matter of strength, then he is the mighty one. If it is about justice, who will charge me with a crime?
- Job 13:21Stop oppressing me. Don’t let your terror frighten me.
- Isaiah 27:4I am no longer angry. If only thorns and briars would confront me! I would fight them in battle and set all of them on fire.
- Ezekiel 20:33“ ‘As I live, declares the Almighty Lord, I will rule you with a mighty hand and a powerful arm, and I will pour out my fury.
- Psalms 138:3When I called, you answered me. You made me bold by strengthening my soul.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But he told me: “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in 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
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