Job 23:6
Would he, with fulness of might, contend with me? Nay, surely, he, would give heed to me!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
In Context
5I would note the words wherewith he would respond to me, and would mark what he would say to me.
7There an upright man, might reason with him, so should I deliver myself completely from my judge.
Cross References
Job 9:4Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!
Job 9:33There is not, between us, a mediator, who might lay his hand upon us both.
Psalms 138:3In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily.
Isaiah 27:8By driving her away—by dismissing her, wouldest thou contend with her? He removed her by his rough wind in, a day of east wind.
Ezekiel 20:35And I will bring you into the desert of the peoples,—and will contend with you there, face to face.
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 →