Job 6:23
And deliver me from the hand of the adversary? and redeem from the hand of tyrants?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
In Context
22Have I then ever said, Give me something, and out of your property offer a bribe in my behalf?
24Teach me, and I will indeed remain silent; and wherein I erred give me to understand.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:8And I said unto them, We have indeed ransomed our brethren the Jews, who had been sold unto the various nations, as far as our means went: and will ye yourselves even sell your brethren, so that they will be sold again unto us? And they remained silent, and found no answer.
Psalms 49:7(49:8) No one can in any wise redeem his brother, nor can he give to God redemption money for himself;
Psalms 49:15(49:16) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether world; for he will take me away. Selah.
Jeremiah 15:21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the grasp of the tyrants.
Matthew Henry on Job 6:23-30
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be content, look… Read the whole commentary →