“Then Job answered and said,”
Job 23
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2"Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
“today also my complaint is bitter, and my hand is heavy on account of my groaning.”
“even to this day is my complaint bitter, my stroke is heavier than my groaning.”
3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him. That I might come even to His seat.”
“Oh, that I knew where I might find him. That I might come even to his seat.”
“Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat.”
“Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat.”
“that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat.”
“that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat.”
4I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
“I would order my cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments.”
“I would lay my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.”
“I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.”
“I Would order my cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments”
“I would order my cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments.”
“I would order my cause before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.”
5I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
“I Would know the words which he would answer me and understand what he would say unto me.”
“I would know, Lord, the words which he would answer me and understand what he would say to me.”
“I would know what he would answer me. And I would understand what he would say to me.”
“I would learn what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me.”
6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
“Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me.”
“Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, he would pay attention to me.”
“Will he plead against me with his great power? No. But he would put strength in me”
“Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me.”
7Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
“There an upright man could argue with him. I would be acquitted forever by my judge.”
“There the righteous might dispute with him, so should I be delivered from ever, forever from my judge.”
8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
“Behold, I go forward, but he, God, is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive him.”
“behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot receive him.”
“Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him.”
“behold, I go forward but he is not there Backward but I cannot perceive him”
9When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
“On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him. He hideth himself on the right hand, so that I cannot see him.”
“On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him. He hideth himself on the right hand, but I cannot see him.”
“on the left hand where he doth work, but I cannot behold him. He hideth himself on the right hand and I cannot see him,”
“On the left hand where he doth work, but I cannot behold him. He hath himself on the right hand, and I cannot see him.”
“On the left hand where He doth work, I cannot behold Him. He hideth Himself on the right hand, that I cannot see Him.”
“On the left hand, where does he work? I cannot behold him. He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.”
10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
“But he knoweth the way that I take. When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”
“but he knoweth the way that I take when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”
“But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.”
“But he knoweth the way that I take. When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”
“But he knoweth the way that I take and when he hath tried me I shall come forth as gold.”
“but he knoweth the way that I take. And when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as pure gold.”
11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept and not declined,”
“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and I've not declined.”
“My foot hath held his steps. His way have I kept and not declined.”
“My foot has held his steps. His way have I kept. And not declined.”
“My foot has held his steps. His ways have I kept and not declined.”
12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
“neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.”
“I have not departed from the commandments of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.”
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
“Neither have I gone back from the commandments of his lips. I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
“But he is unchangeable and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.”
14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
“For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me, and many such things are with him.”
“for He will complete what He appoints for me. And many such things are in his mind.”
“for he performeth the thing that is appointed for me and Many such things are with him.”
“for he performs the thing that is appointed for me, and many such things are with him.”
15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
“Therefore, am I troubled at his presence when I consider I am afraid of him?”
“Therefore, I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am in dread of him.”
“Therefore I am troubled at his presence, when I consider I am afraid of him.”
16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
“For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me,”
“For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me.”
“God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.”
17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
“because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.”
“Yet, I am not silenced because of the darkness, nor because the darkness covers my face.".”