Job 23:7
There an upright man, might reason with him, so should I deliver myself completely from my judge.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
In Context
6Would he, with fulness of might, contend with me? Nay, surely, he, would give heed to me!
8Behold! eastward, I go, but he is not there, and, westward, but I perceive him not;
Cross References
Job 9:15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, to be absolved, I would make supplication.
Isaiah 1:18Come, I pray you, and let us settle the dispute Saith Yahweh,—Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous, art thou O Yahweh, when I present my pleading unto thee,—Yet, concerning the things that are right, let me speak with thee,—Wherefore hath, the way of the lawless, prospered? [Wherefore] have all, utter traitors, been at ease?
Romans 8:1Hence there is now, no, condemnation unto them who are in Christ Jesus;
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 →