Thematic Bible
Job 23:1 (show verse)
Then Job answered:
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Job 23:2 (show verse)
"Even today my complaint is still bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Job 23:3 (show verse)
O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
Job 23:4 (show verse)
I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
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Job 23:5 (show verse)
I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
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Job 23:6 (show verse)
Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.
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Job 23:7 (show verse)
There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
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Job 23:8 (show verse)
"If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
Job 23:9 (show verse)
In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.
Job 23:10 (show verse)
But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
Afflictions » Blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Afflictions made beneficial » In testing and exhibiting our sincerity
Gold » Illustrative of » Saints after affliction
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Righteous » Compared with » Gold
compared to Saints » Gold
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
Trials » The refining influence of
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The way of saints
Afflictions » Often blessings in disguise
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Afflictions made beneficial » In testing and exhibiting our sincerity
Gold » Illustrative of » Saints after affliction
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Righteous » Compared with » Gold
compared to Saints » Gold
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » Often blessings in disguise
Trials » The refining influence of
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The way of saints
Job 23:11 (show verse)
My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
Job 23:12 (show verse)
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
Job 23:13 (show verse)
But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.
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Job 23:14 (show verse)
For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.
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Job 23:15 (show verse)
That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.
Job 23:16 (show verse)
Indeed, God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Job 23:17 (show verse)
Yet I have not been silent because of the darkness, because of the thick darkness that covered my face.