BSB · Scripture
Job 23
Berean Standard Bible
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Job Longs for God
Verse1Then Job answered:
Verse2“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Verse3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Verse4I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Verse5I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
Verse6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Verse7Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Verse8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
Verse9When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Verse10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Verse11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Verse12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Verse13But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
Verse14For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Verse15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Verse16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Verse17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.