Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!
New American Standard Bible
That I might come to His seat!
King James Version
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
Holman Bible
so that I could go to His throne.
International Standard Version
If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat.
A Conservative Version
O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!
American Standard Version
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
Bible in Basic English
If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!
Darby Translation
Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!
Julia Smith Translation
Who will give, I knew to find him: I will come even to his place.
King James 2000
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
Lexham Expanded Bible
{O that} I knew and [that] I might find him; [O that] I might come to his dwelling.
Modern King James verseion
Oh that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O that I might see him and find him: O that I might come before his seat,
NET Bible
O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
New Heart English Bible
Oh that I knew where I might find him. That I might come even to his seat.
The Emphasized Bible
Oh that I knew where I might find him! I would come even unto his dwelling-place;
Webster
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
World English Bible
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
Youngs Literal Translation
O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
Themes
Interlinear
Nathan
Yada`
Matsa'
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 23:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
2
“Even today my complaint is contentious;
His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!
“I would present my cause before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
Names
Cross References
Job 13:3
“But I wish to speak to
And I desire to argue with God.
Job 16:21
“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.
Job 31:35-37
“Oh, that I had one to listen to me!
Look, here is my signature (mark);
Let the Almighty answer me!
Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form].
Job 40:1-5
Then the Lord said to Job,
Isaiah 26:8
Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
Jeremiah 14:7
“O Lord, though our many sins testify against us” [prays Jeremiah],
“Act now [for us and] for Your name’s sake [so that the faithless may witness Your faithfulness]!
For our backslidings are countless;
We have sinned against You.
2 Corinthians 5:19-20
that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].
Hebrews 4:6
Therefore, since the promise remains for some to enter His rest, and those who formerly had the good news preached to them failed to [grasp it and did not] enter because of [their unbelief evidenced by] disobedience,