 23:1 ¶
Then Job answered and said, |
|
 23:1 ¶
Then Jobº
answeredºº
and said,ºº |
 23:2
Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning. |
 23:2
Evenº
to dayº
[is] my complaintº
bitter:º
my strokeº
is heavierºº
thanº
my groaning.º |
 23:3
Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat! |
 23:3
Oh thatººº
I knewºº
where I might findºº
him! [that] I might comeºº
[even] toº
his seat!º |
 23:4
I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments. |
 23:4
I would orderºº
[my] causeº
beforeº
him, and fillºº
my mouthº
with arguments.º |
 23:5
I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me. |
 23:5
I would knowºº
the wordsº
[which] he would answerºº
me, and understandºº
whatº
he would sayºº
unto me. |
 23:6
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me. |
 23:6
Will he pleadºº
againstº
me with [his] greatº
power?º
No;º
butº
heº
would putºº
[strength] in me. |
 23:7
There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge. |
 23:7
Thereº
the righteousº
might disputeºº
withº
him; so should I be deliveredºº
for everº
from my judge.ººº |
 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there]; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; |
 23:8
Behold,º
I goºº
forward,º
but he [is] notº
[there]; and backward,º
but I cannotº
perceiveºº
him: |
 23:9
On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. |
 23:9
On the left hand,º
where he doth work,ºº
but I cannotº
beholdºº
[him]: he hidethºº
himself on the right hand,º
that I cannotº
seeºº
[him]: |
 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. |
 23:10
Butº
he knowethºº
the wayº
that I take:º
[when] he hath triedºº
me, I shall come forthºº
as gold.º |
 23:11
My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside. |
 23:11
My footº
hath heldºº
his steps,º
his wayº
have I kept,ºº
and notº
declined.ºº |
 23:12
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. |
 23:12
Neitherº
have I gone backºº
from the commandmentº
of his lips;º
I have esteemedºº
the wordsº
of his mouthº
more than my necessaryºº
[food]. |
 23:13
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. |
 23:13
But heº
[is] in oneº
[mind], and whoº
can turnºº
him? and [what] his soulº
desireth,ºº
even [that] he doeth.ºº |
 23:14
For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him. |
 23:14
Forº
he performethºº
[the thing that is] appointedº
for me: and manyº
suchº
[things are] withº
him. |
 23:15
Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him. |
 23:15
Thereforeºº
am I troubledºº
at his presence:ºº
when I consider,ºº
I am afraidºº
ofº
him. |
 23:16
For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me; |
 23:16
For Godº
maketh my heartº
soft,ººº
and the Almightyº
troublethºº
me: |
 23:17
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face. |
 23:17
Becauseº
I was notº
cut offºº
beforeºº
the darkness,º
[neither] hath he coveredºº
the darknessº
from my face.ºº |