Job 23:5
I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.
Young's Literal Translation
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 arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill [with] arguments.
6In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
Cross References
Job 10:2I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive [with] me.
Job 42:2Thou hast known that [for] all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is [any] device:
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 →