Job 23:14
For He will perform that which is appointed for me; and many such things are with Him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
In Context
13But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.
15Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; when I consider, I am afraid of Him.
Cross References
Job 7:3So am I made to possess — months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Psalms 77:19(77-20) Thy way was in the sea, and Thy path in the great waters, and Thy footsteps were not known.
Isaiah 40:27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: 'My way is hid from the LORD, and my right is passed over from my God'?
Matthew Henry on Job 23:14-17
Job's Comfort in His Integrity. ( b. c. 1520.) 13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. 16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: 17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face. Some make Job to complain here that… Read the whole commentary →