Job 23:5
I know the words He answers me, || And understand what He says to me.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
In Context
4I arrange the cause before Him, || And fill my mouth [with] arguments.
6Does He strive with me in the abundance of power? No! Surely He puts [it] in me.
Cross References
Job 10:2I say to God, Do not condemn me, || Let me know why You strive [with] me.
Job 42:2“You have known that [for] all things You are able, || And no purpose is withheld from You.
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 →