Job 6:23
or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors’?
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
In Context
22Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’? or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance’?
24“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:8I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.
Psalms 49:7none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
Psalms 49:15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
Jeremiah 15:21“I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.”
Matthew Henry on Job 6:23-30
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be content, look… Read the whole commentary →