Job 23:7
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
In Context
6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
Cross References
Job 9:15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Job 23:2-8
The Reply of Job to Eliphaz; Job Appeals from Man to God. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. 7 There the… Read the whole commentary →