Job 23:6
Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
In Context
5I would know the words which He would answer me, and understand what He would say unto me.
7There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
Cross References
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
Job 9:33There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Psalms 138:3In the day that I called, Thou didst answer me; Thou didst encourage me in my soul with strength.
Isaiah 27:8In full measure, when Thou sendest her away, Thou dost contend with her; He hath removed her with His rough blast in the day of the east wind.
Ezekiel 20:35and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I plead with you face to face.
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 →