Job 23
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Says He Longs for God
1Then JobH347 1repliedH6030H559,2“EvenH1571 todayH3117 my 2complaintH7879 is rebellionH4805; 3His handH3027 is 4heavyH3513 despiteH5921 my groaningH585.3OhH4310H5414 that I knewH3045 where I might findH4672 Him, That I might comeH935 to His seatH8499!4I would 5presentH6186 my caseH4941 beforeH6440 Him And fillH4390 my mouthH6310 with argumentsH8433.5I would learnH3045 the wordsH4405 which He would 6answerH6030, And perceiveH995 whatH4100 He would sayH559 to me.6Would He contendH7378 with me by 7the greatnessH7230 of His powerH3581? NoH3808, surelyH389 He would payH7760 attentionH7760 to me.7ThereH8033 the uprightH3477 would 8reasonH3198 with Him; And I 9would be 10deliveredH6403 foreverH5331 from my JudgeH8199.
8“BeholdH2005, I goH1980 forwardH6924 but He is not there, And backwardH268, but I 11cannotH3808 perceiveH995 Him;9When He actsH6213 on the leftH8040, I cannotH3808 beholdH2372 Him; He turnsH5848 on the rightH3225, I cannotH3808 seeH7200 Him.10But He knowsH3045 the 12wayH1870 I takeH5973; When He has 13triedH974 me, I shall comeH3318 forthH3318 as goldH2091.11My footH7272 has 14heldH270 fastH270 to His pathH804; I have keptH8104 His wayH1870 and not turnedH5186 asideH5186.12I have not departedH4185 from the commandH4687 of His lipsH8193; I have treasuredH6845 the 15wordsH561 of His mouthH6310 16moreH4480 thanH4480 my 17necessaryH2706 foodH2706.13But He is uniqueH259 and whoH4310 can turnH7725 Him? And what His soulH5315 desiresH183, that He doesH6213.14For He performsH7999 whatH2706 is appointedH2706 for me, And manyH7227 suchH1992 decrees are with Him.15ThereforeH5921H3651, I would be dismayedH926 at His presenceH6440; When I considerH995, I am terrifiedH6342 of Him.16It is GodH410 who has made my 18heartH3820 faintH7401, And the AlmightyH7706 who has dismayedH926 me,17But I 19am not silencedH6789 by the darknessH2822, NorH3808 20deep gloomH652 which coversH3680 me.
Notes
- 1. Job 23:1 Lit answered and said ↩
- 2. Job 23:2 Job 7:11 ↩
- 3. Job 23:2 So with Gr and Syr; M.T. My ↩
- 4. Job 23:2 Job 6:2, 3; Ps 32:4 ↩
- 5. Job 23:4 Job 13:18 ↩
- 6. Job 23:5 Lit answer me ↩
- 7. Job 23:6 Job 9:4 ↩
- 8. Job 23:7 Job 13:3 ↩
- 9. Job 23:7 Or bring forth my justice forever ↩
- 10. Job 23:7 Job 13:16; 23:10 ↩
- 11. Job 23:8 Job 9:11; 35:14 ↩
- 12. Job 23:10 Lit way with me ↩
- 13. Job 23:10 Job 7:18; Ps 7:9; 11:5; 66:10; Zech 13:9; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
- 14. Job 23:11 Job 31:7; Ps 17:5; 44:18 ↩
- 15. Job 23:12 Job 6:10; 22:22 ↩
- 16. Job 23:12 Or with some versions, in my breast ↩
- 17. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion ↩
- 18. Job 23:16 Deut 20:3; Job 27:2; Jer 51:46 ↩
- 19. Job 23:17 Job 10:18, 19 ↩
- 20. Job 23:17 Job 19:8 ↩
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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