New Living Translation
Job 23:7
7Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.
Job 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
- New International Version (NIV)There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Context of Job 23:7
5Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me. 6Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing. Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. 8I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. 9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed.
Read all of Job 23Job 23:7 word by word
שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 23:7
- Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
- Jeremiah 3:5Surely you won’t be angry forever! Surely you can forget about it!’ So you talk, but you keep on doing all the evil you can.”
- Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?
- Job 9:15Even if I were right, I would have no defense. I could only plead for mercy.
- Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
- Romans 8:1So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Job 23:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7There the righteous might dispute with him - נוכח nochach, might argue or plead. To dispute with God sounds very harsh. So should I be delivered for ever - Mr. Good translates: "And triumphantly should I escape from my condemnation." The Hebrew word לנצח lanetsach may as well be translated to victory as for ever: and in this sense the Vulgate understood the words: Proponat aequitatem contra me; et perveniat ad victoriam judicium meum. "He would set up…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7There the righteous might dispute with him - One who is conscious of his integrity might carry his cause there, with the assurance that he would be heard, and that justice would be done him. There can be no doubt that Job here refers to himself, though. he speaks in the third person, and advances this as a general proposition. So shall I be delivered forever from my judge - From him who would judge or condemn me (משׁפטי mı̂shâphaṭı̂y ). He does not here…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. 77. There--rather, "Then": if God would "attend" to me (Job 23:6). righteous--that is, the result of my dispute would be, He would acknowledge me as righteous. delivered--from suspicion of guilt on the part of my Judge.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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