Job 23:2
Yea, I know that pleading is out of my reach; 1 And his hand has been made heavy upon my groaning. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
In Context
1Then Job answered and said, 1
3Who would then know that I might find him, 1 And come to an end of the matter? 1
Cross References
Job 7:11Then neither will I refrain my mouth: 1 I will speak being in distress; 1 Being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul. 1
Job 11:6Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; 1 For it shall be double of that which is with thee: 1 And then shalt thou know, that a just recompense of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord. 1
Psalms 77:2I will open my mouth in parables: 1 I will utter dark sayings which have been from the beginning. 1
Lamentations 3:28He will sit alone, and be silent, 1 Because he has borne it upon him. 1
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 →