Job 23:5
I would note the words wherewith he would respond to me, and would mark what he would say to me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 set out, before him, a plea, and, my mouth, would I fill with arguments;
6Would he, with fulness of might, contend with me? Nay, surely, he, would give heed to me!
Cross References
Job 10:2I say unto GOD, Do not hold me guilty, Let me know, on what account thou contendest with me!
Job 42:2I know that, all things, thou canst do, and that no purpose can be withholden from thee.
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 →