Job 23:5
And I would know the remedies which he would speak to me, 1 And I would perceive what he would tell me. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
4And I would plead my own cause, 1 And he would fill my mouth with arguments. 1
6Though he should come on me in his great strength, 1 Then he would not threaten me; 1
Cross References
Job 10:2And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; 1 And wherefore hast thou thus judged me? 1
Job 42:2I know that thou canst do all things, 1 And nothing is impossible with thee. 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 →