Job 23:5
I would learn the words with which he would answer me 1 and would understand what he would say to me. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 would lay my case in order before him 1 and fill my mouth with arguments. 1
6Would he argue against me in the greatness of his power? 1 No, he would pay attention to me. 1
Cross References
Job 10:2I will say to God, 'Do not merely condemn me; 1 show me why you accuse me. 1
Job 42:2“I know that you can do all things, 1 that no purpose of yours can be stopped. 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 →