New English Translation
Job 23:3
3O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
Job 23:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
- New International Version (NIV)If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!
Context of Job 23:3
1Then Job answered: 2“Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning. O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence! 4I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
Read all of Job 23Job 23:3 word by word
מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 23:3
- Job 13:3But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
- Job 16:21and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.
- Job 40:1Then the Lord answered Job:
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
- Jeremiah 14:7Then I said, “O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!
- 2 Corinthians 5:19In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation.
- Hebrews 4:6Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.
- Job 31:35“If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature – let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.
Commentaries on Job 23:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3O that I knew where I might find him! - This and the following verse may be read thus: "Who will give me the knowledge of God, that I may find him out? I would come to his establishment; (the place or way in which he has promised to communicate himself); I would exhibit, in detail, my judgment (the cause I wish to be tried) before his face; and my mouth would I fill with convincing or decisive arguments;" arguments drawn from his common method of saving…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Oh that I knew where I might find him! - Where I might find “God.” He had often expressed a wish to bring his cause directly before God, and to be permitted to plead his cause there; see Job 13:3, note; Job 13:20, notes. But this he had not yet been able to do. The argument had been with his three friends, and he saw that there was no use in attempting further to convince them. If he could get the cause before God, and be allowed go plead it there, he…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The same wish as in Job 13:3 (compare He 10:19-22). Seat--The idea in the Hebrew is a well-prepared throne (Psa 9:7).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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