NASB — Job 23 — KJV

Job Says He Longs for God

1 Then Job° Ireplied°°,
  2 “Even° today° my acomplaint° is rebellion°;
  IHis hand° is bheavy° despite° my groaning°.
  3 “Oh°° that I knew° where I might find° Him,
  That I might come° to His seat°!
  4 “I would apresent° [my] case° before° Him
  And fill° my mouth° with arguments°.
  5 “I would learn° the words° [which] He would Ianswer°,
  And perceive° what° He would say° to me.
  6 “Would He contend° with me by athe greatness° of [His] power°?
  No°, surely° He would pay° attention° to me.
  7 “There° the upright° would areason° with Him;
  And I Iwould be bdelivered° forever° from my Judge°.

[1] ILit answered and said
[2] ISo with Gr and Syr; M.T. My aJb 7:11 bJb 6:2, 3; Ps 32:4
[4] aJb 13:18
[5] ILit answer me
[6] aJb 9:4
[7] IOr bring forth my justice forever aJb 13:3 bJb 13:16; 23:10

  8 ¶ “Behold°, I go° forward° but He is not [there],
  And backward°, but I acannot° perceive° Him;
  9 When He acts° on the left°, I cannot° behold° [Him];
  He turns° on the right°, I cannot° see° Him.
  10 “But He knows° the Iway° I take°;
  [When] He has atried° me, I shall come° forth° as gold°.
  11 “My foot° has aheld° fast° to His path°;
  I have kept° His way° and not turned° aside°.
  12 “I have not departed° from the command° of His lips°;
  I have treasured° the awords° of His mouth° Imore° than° my IInecessary° food°.
  13 “But He is unique° and who° can turn° Him?
  And [what] His soul° desires°, that He does°.
  14 “For He performs° what° is appointed° for me,
  And many° such° [decrees] are with Him.
  15 “Therefore°°, I would be dismayed° at His presence°;
  [When] I consider°, I am terrified° of Him.
  16 “[It is] God° [who] has made my aheart° faint°,
  And the Almighty° [who] has dismayed° me,
  17 But I aam not silenced° by the darkness°,
  Nor° bdeep gloom° [which] covers° me.

[8] aJb 9:11; 35:14
[10] ILit way with me aJb 7:18; Ps 7:9; 11:5; 66:10; Zc 13:9; 1P 1:7
[11] aJb 31:7; Ps 17:5; 44:18
[12] IOr with some versions, in my breast IILit prescribed portion aJb 6:10; 22:22
[16] aDt 20:3; Jb 27:2; Jr 51:46
[17] aJb 10:18, 19 bJb 19:8


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Job longeth to appear before God,

1 ¶ Then Jobº answeredºª and said,ºª 2 Even² to dayº [is] my complaintº bitter:º my strokeº is heavierºª than² my groaning.º 3 Oh thatºª² I knewºª where I might findºª him! [that] I might comeºª [even] to² his seat!º 4 I would orderºª [my] causeº beforeº him, and fillºª my mouthº with arguments.º 5 I would knowºª the wordsº [which] he would answerºª me, and understandºª what² he would sayºª unto me.

[2] Jb 6:2; 10:1; 11:6; Ps 77:2; Lm 3:19.
[3] Jb 13:3; 16:21; 31:35; 40:1; Is 26:8; 55:6; Jr 14:7; 2Co 5:19; He 4:6.
[4] Gn 18:25; 32:12; Ex 32:12; Nu 14:13; Jsh 7:8; Jb 13:18; 37:19; Ps 25:11; 43:1; Is 43:26; Dn 9:18.
[5] Jb 10:2; 13:22; 42:2; 1Co 4:3.

in confidence of his mercy.

6 Will he pleadºª againstº me with [his] greatº power?º No;² but² he² would putºª [strength] in me. 7 There² the righteousº might disputeºª with² him; so should I be deliveredºª for everº from my judge.ºª²

[6] Jb 9:19, 33; 13:21; Ps 138:3; Is 27:4, 8; Ezk 20:33, 35; 2Co 12:9.
[7] Jb 9:15; Is 1:18; Jr 3:5; 12:1; Ro 3:19; 8:1, 33.

God, who is invisible, observeth our ways.

8 Behold,² I goºª forward,º but he [is] not² [there]; and backward,º but I cannot² perceiveºª him: 9 On the left hand,º where he doth work,ºª but I cannot² beholdºª [him]: he hidethºª himself on the right hand,º that I cannot² seeºª [him]: 10 But² he knowethºª the wayº that I take:º [when] he hath triedºª me, I shall come forthºª as gold.º

[8] Jb 9:11; Ps 10:1; 13:1; Is 45:15; 1Ti 6:16.
[9] Ps 89:46; Is 8:17.
[10] Gn 18:19; Dt 8:2; 2K 20:3; Jb 1:11; 2:5; 42:5; Ps 1:6; 17:3; 66:10; 139:1; Pv 17:3; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; Jn 21:17; 2Ti 2:19; He 11:17; Jm 1:2, 12; 1P 1:7.

Job's innocency.

11 My footº hath heldºª his steps,º his wayº have I kept,ºª and not² declined.ºª 12 Neither² have I gone backºª from the commandmentº of his lips;º I have esteemedºª the wordsº of his mouthº more than my necessaryº² [food].

[11] 1S 12:2; Jb 17:9; Ps 18:20; 36:3; 44:18; 125:5; Zp 1:6; Lk 8:13; Ac 20:18, 33; Ro 2:7; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:10; 2P 2:20.
[12] Jb 22:22; Ps 19:9; 119:11, 103, 127; Jr 15:16; Lk 12:42, 46; Jn 4:32, 34; 6:66; 8:31; Ac 14:22; He 10:38; 1P 2:2; 1Jn 2:19.

God's decree is immutable.

13 But he² [is] in oneº [mind], and who² can turnºª him? and [what] his soulº desireth,ºª even [that] he doeth.ºª 14 For² he performethºª [the thing that is] appointedº for me: and manyº suchº [things are] with² him. 15 Therefore²² am I troubledºª at his presence:º² when I consider,ºª I am afraidºª of² him. 16 For Godº maketh my heart¹ soft,ºª² and the Almightyº troublethºª me: 17 Because² I was not² cut offºª beforeº² the darkness,º [neither] hath he coveredºª the darknessº from my face.º²

[13] Nu 23:19; Jb 9:12; 11:10; 12:14; 34:29; Ps 115:3; 135:6; Pv 19:21; Ec 1:15; 3:14; Is 14:24; 46:10; Dn 4:35; Ro 9:19; Ep 1:9; Jm 1:17.
[14] Jb 7:3; Ps 77:19; 97:2; Is 40:27; Mi 6:9; Ro 11:33; 1Th 3:3; 5:9; 1P 2:8.
[15] Jb 10:15; 23:3; 31:23; Ps 77:3; 119:120; Hab 3:16.
[16] Ru 1:20; Jb 27:2; Ps 22:14; 88:16; Is 6:5; 57:16; Jol 1:15.
[17] 2K 22:20; Jb 6:9; 15:22; 18:6, 18; 19:8; 22:11; Is 57:1.


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