Job 23:7
There the yashar might dispute with Him; 1 so should I be delivered forever from my Shofet (Judge). 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
6Will He contend against me with His great koach? 1 No, but He would pay heed to me. 1
8Hen (behold), I go forward, but He is not there; 1 and backward, but I cannot perceive him; 1
Cross References
Job 9:15Whom, though I were tzaddik (righteous, innocent, in the right), yet would I not answer, 1 but I would make techinnah (supplication, plea for mercy) for my mishpat (right). 1
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, 1 saith Hashem; 1 though your sins be as scarlet, 1 they shall be as white as snow; 1 though they be red like crimson, 1 they shall be as wool. 1
Jeremiah 12:1Tzaddik art Thou, Hashem, 1 when I make legal pleading of my case before Thee; 1 yet mishpatim (justice) I would speak with Thee: 1 Why doth the Derech Resha'im prosper? 1 Why live they all at ease whose dealings are that of the boged (traitor, treacherous)? 1
Romans 8:1Therefore, now there is no gezar din (verdict) of ashem (guilty), no harsha'ah (condemnation as guilty) for those in Moshiach Yehoshua. + 8:1 cf. Ro 5:18
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 →