Job 23
New American Standard Bible 2020
Job Says He Longs for God
1Then JobH347 respondedH6030H559,2“EvenH1571 todayH3117 my 1complaintH7879 is rebellionH4805; 2His handH3027 isH3513 3heavyH3513 despiteH5921 my groaningH585.3OhH4310H5414 thatH4310H5414 I knewH3045 howH3045 to findH4672 Him, That I might comeH935 to His homeH8499!4I would 4presentH6186 my caseH4941 beforeH6440 Him And fillH4390 my mouthH6310 with argumentsH8433.5I would learnH3045 the wordsH4405 which He would 5answerH6030, And perceiveH995 whatH4100 He would tellH559 me.6Would He contendH7378 with me by 6the greatnessH7230 of His powerH3581? NoH3808, surelyH389 He would payH7760 attentionH7760 to me.7ThereH8033 the uprightH3477 would 7argueH3198 with Him; And I 8would be 9freeH6403 ofH6403 my JudgeH8199 foreverH5331.
8“BeholdH2005, I goH1980 forwardH6924 but He is not there, And backwardH268, but I 10cannotH3808 perceiveH995 Him;9When He actsH6213 on the leftH8040, I cannotH3808 seeH2372 Him; He turnsH5848 to the rightH3225, but I cannotH3808 seeH7200 Him.10But He knowsH3045 the 11wayH1870 I takeH5973; When He has 12putH974 me toH974 theH974 testH974, I will comeH3318 outH3318 as goldH2091.11My footH7272 has 13heldH270 onH270 to His pathH804; I have keptH8104 His wayH1870 and not turnedH5186 asideH5186.12I have not 14failedH4185H4480 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 18makeH7725 Him turnH7725? Whatever His soulH5315 desiresH183, He doesH6213 it.14For He carriesH7999 outH7999 whatH2706 isH2706 destinedH2706 for me, And manyH7227 suchH1992 destinies are with Him.15ThereforeH5921H3651, I would be terrifiedH926 at His presenceH6440; When I considerH995 this, I am frightenedH6342 of Him.16It is GodH410 who has made my 19heartH3820 faintH7401, And the AlmightyH7706 who has terrifiedH926 me,17But I 20am not destroyedH6789 by darknessH2822, NorH3808 by 21deep gloomH652 which coversH3680 me.
Notes
- 1. Job 23:2 Job 7:11 ↩
- 2. Job 23:2 As in LXX and Syriac; MT My ↩
- 3. Job 23:2 Job 6:2, 3; Ps 32:4 ↩
- 4. Job 23:4 Job 13:18 ↩
- 5. Job 23:5 Lit answer me ↩
- 6. Job 23:6 Job 9:4 ↩
- 7. Job 23:7 Job 13:3 ↩
- 8. Job 23:7 Or bring forth my justice forever ↩
- 9. Job 23:7 Job 13:16; 23:10 ↩
- 10. Job 23:8 Job 9:11; 35:14 ↩
- 11. Job 23:10 Lit way with me ↩
- 12. Job 23:10 Job 7:18; Ps 7:9; 11:5; 66:10; Zech 13:9; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
- 13. Job 23:11 Job 31:7; Ps 17:5; 44:18 ↩
- 14. Job 23:12 Lit ceased from ↩
- 15. Job 23:12 Job 6:10; 22:22 ↩
- 16. Job 23:12 Or with some ancient versions, in my breast ↩
- 17. Job 23:12 Lit prescribed portion ↩
- 18. Job 23:13 Or deprive Him of anything ↩
- 19. Job 23:16 Deut 20:3; Job 27:2; Jer 51:46 ↩
- 20. Job 23:17 Job 10:18, 19 ↩
- 21. 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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