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Job 23
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Job’s Eighth Speech: A Response to Eliphaz

23 Then[a] Job answered and said,

2 “Even today my complaint is bitter;
my hand is heavy in addition to my groaning.
3 O that[b] I knew and that I might find him;
O that I might come to his dwelling.
4 I would lay my case before him,[c]
and I would fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I want to know the words with which he would answer me,
and I want to understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his strength?
No, but he himself[d] would give heed to me.
7 There an upright person could reason with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
8 “When I go forward, he is not there,[e]
or[f] backward, I cannot see him.[g]
9 When he works[h] on the left, I cannot perceive[i] him;
he turns to the right, but[j] I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;[k]
he tests me—I shall come out like gold.
11 My foot has held on to his steps;
I have kept his way, and I have not turned aside.
12 From the commandment of his lips, indeed[l] I have not departed;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily food.
13 “But[m] he is alone,[n] and who can dissuade him?
And whatever he desires,[o] indeed,[p] he does it.
14 For he will carry out what he appoints for me,[q]
and many things like these are with him.
15 Therefore, I am horrified because of his presence;
when I consider, I tremble[r] because of him.
16 Indeed,[s] God has made my heart faint,
and Shaddai has terrified me.
17 Indeed, I have not been silenced because of darkness,[t]
and because of me he[u] conceals thick darkness.

Footnotes

  1. Job 23:1 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 23:3 Literally “Who shall give”
  3. Job 23:4 Literally “to his face”
  4. Job 23:6 Emphatic personal pronoun
  5. Job 23:8 Literally “and there is not he,” or “and he is not”
  6. Job 23:8 Hebrew “and”
  7. Job 23:8 Hebrew “and I cannot see him”
  8. Job 23:9 Literally “At his working”
  9. Job 23:9 Literally “and I cannot see”
  10. Job 23:9 Hebrew “and”
  11. Job 23:10 Literally “way with me”
  12. Job 23:12 Hebrew “and”
  13. Job 23:13 Hebrew “And”
  14. Job 23:13 Literally “as one”
  15. Job 23:13 Literally “his inner self desires,” or “his soul desires”
  16. Job 23:13 Hebrew “and”
  17. Job 23:14 Literally “my portion,” or “my allotment”
  18. Job 23:15 Hebrew “and I tremble,” or “then I tremble”
  19. Job 23:16 Hebrew “And”
  20. Job 23:17 Literally “from the face of darkness”
  21. Job 23:17 Or “it”
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Job 23
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Job

23 Then Job replied:

2 “Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)
3 If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!(D)
4 I would state my case(E) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.(F)
5 I would find out what he would answer me,(G)
    and consider what he would say to me.
6 Would he vigorously oppose me?(H)
    No, he would not press charges against me.(I)
7 There the upright(J) can establish their innocence before him,(K)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(L)

8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(M)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(N)
    when he has tested me,(O) I will come forth as gold.(P)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(Q)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.(R)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(S)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(T)

13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(U)
    He does whatever he pleases.(V)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.(W)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(X)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.(Y)
16 God has made my heart faint;(Z)
    the Almighty(AA) has terrified me.(AB)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(AC)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Footnotes

  1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
  2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in
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