Tree of Life Version
Job 23:4
4I would lay out my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Job 23:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
- New International Version (NIV)I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
Context of Job 23:4
2“Even today my complaint is rebellious; His hand is heavy despite my groaning. 3If only I knew where to find Him; if only I could go to His dwelling. I 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. 6Would He oppose me with great power? No, He would only pay attention to me.
Read all of Job 23Job 23:4 word by word
אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 23:4
- Job 13:18See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
- Job 37:19Teach us what to say to Him; we cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and champion my cause against an ungodly nation. From a deceitful and unjust man, deliver me!
- Isaiah 43:26Remind me, when we argue our case together—state your case, so you may be proved right.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to cause the righteous to die with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked share the same fate! Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of the whole world not exercise justice?”
- Genesis 32:12Deliver me, please, from my brother’s hand, from Esau’s hand, for I’m afraid of him that he’ll come and strike me—the mothers with the children.
- Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out to do evil, to slay them in the mountains, and to annihilate them from the face of the earth?’ Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this destruction against Your people.
- Numbers 14:13Moses said to Adonai, “The Egyptians will hear about it, because You brought up this people by Your power from among them.
- Joshua 7:8Oh my Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back before its enemies?
- Psalms 25:11For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
- Daniel 9:18Give ear, my God, and hear! Open Your eyes and see our desolation and the city called by Your name. We do not present our supplications before You because of our own righteousness, but because of Your great compassions.
Commentaries on Job 23:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I would order my cause before him - Compare the notes at Isaiah 43:26. That is, I would arrange my arguments, or plead my cause, as one does in a court of justice. I would suggest the considerations which would show that I am not guilty in the sense charged by my friends, and that notwithstanding my calamities, I am the real friend of God. And fill my mouth with arguments - Probably he means that he would appeal to the evidence furnished by a life of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4plead my case: Job wanted to present his legal case to God (13:3, 18, 22; 16:21; 31:35). Abraham pleaded directly with God about Sodom (Genesis 18:25–32). Moses did the same for Israel (Exodus 32:12–13; Numbers 14:13–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. order--state methodically (Job 13:18; Is 43:26). fill, &c.--I would have abundance of arguments to adduce.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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