Job 23:7
Then would an upright man contend with him, And I should be fully acquitted by my judge.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
In Context
6Would he contend with me with his mighty power? No! he would have regard to me.
8But, behold, I go eastward, and he is not there; And westward, but I cannot perceive him;
Cross References
Job 9:15Though I were innocent, I would not answer him; I would cast myself on the mercy of my judge.
Isaiah 1:18Come, now, and let us argue together, saith Jehovah. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they be red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee, Yet will I enter into controversy with thee. Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all the men of treachery at ease?
Romans 8:1There is then now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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 →