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World English Bible

Job 23 (WEBP)

[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
[3] Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
[4] I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
[5] I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.
[6] Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
[7] There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.
[8] “If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.
[9] He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.
[10] But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.
[11] My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.
[12] I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
[13] But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.
[14] For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.
[15] Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.
[16] For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
[17] Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 23 (KJVS)

[1] Then Job answered and said,
[2] Even to day is my complaint bitter: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
[3] Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
[4] I would order my cause before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.
[5] I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.
[6] Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
[7] There the righteous might dispute with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
[8] Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him:
[9] On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
[10] But he knoweth the way that I take: When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
[11] My foot hath held his steps, His way have I kept, and not declined.
[12] Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
[13] But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
[14] For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.
[15] Therefore am I troubled at his presence: When I consider, I am afraid of him.
[16] For God maketh my heart soft, And the Almighty troubleth me:
[17] Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

Job 23:2 Heb. my hand
Job 23:10 Heb. the way that is with me
Job 23:12a Heb. I have hid, or laid up
Job 23:12b Or, my appointed portion

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 23 (BYZ)

[1] Ὑπολαβὼν () δὲ () Ιωβ () λέγει ()
[2] Καὶ () δὴ () οἶδα () ὅτι () ἐκ () χειρός () μου () ἡ () ἔλεγξίς () ἐστιν, () καὶ () ἡ () χεὶρ () αὐτοῦ () βαρεῖα () γέγονεν () ἐπ’ () ἐμῷ () στεναγμῷ. ()
[3] Τίς () δ’ () ἄρα () γνοίη () ὅτι () εὕροιμι () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἔλθοιμι () εἰς () τέλος; ()
[4] Εἴποιμι () δὲ () ἐμαυτοῦ () κρίμα, () τὸ () δὲ () στόμα () μου () ἐμπλήσαιμι () ἐλέγχων· ()
[5] γνῴην () δὲ () ῥήματα, () ἅ () μοι () ἐρεῖ, () αἰσθοίμην () δὲ () τίνα () μοι () ἀπαγγελεῖ. ()
[6] Καὶ () εἰ () ἐν () πολλῇ () ἰσχύι () ἐπελεύσεταί () μοι, () εἶτα () ἐν () ἀπειλῇ () μοι () οὐ () χρήσεται· ()
[7] ἀλήθεια () γὰρ () καὶ () ἔλεγχος () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ, () ἐξαγάγοι () δὲ () εἰς () τέλος () τὸ () κρίμα () μου. ()
[8] Εἰς () γὰρ () πρῶτα () πορεύσομαι () καὶ () οὐκέτι () εἰμί· () τὰ () δὲ () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτοις () τί () οἶδα; ()
[9] Ἀριστερὰ () ποιήσαντος () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οὐ () κατέσχον· () περιβαλεῖ () δεξιά, () καὶ () οὐκ () ὄψομαι. ()
[10] Οἶδεν () γὰρ () ἤδη () ὁδόν () μου, () διέκρινεν () δέ () με () ὥσπερ () τὸ () χρυσίον. ()
[11] Ἐξελεύσομαι () δὲ () ἐν () ἐντάλμασιν () αὐτοῦ· () ὁδοὺς () γὰρ () αὐτοῦ () ἐφύλαξα () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἐκκλίνω. ()
[12] Ἀπὸ () ἐνταλμάτων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () παρέλθω, () ἐν () δὲ () κόλπῳ () μου () ἔκρυψα () ῥήματα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[13] Εἰ () δὲ () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἔκρινεν () οὕτως, () τίς () ἐστιν () ὁ () ἀντειπὼν αὐτῷ; () Ὃ () γὰρ () αὐτὸς () ἠθέλησεν, () καὶ () ἐποίησεν. () …
[15] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐπ’ () αὐτῷ () ἐσπούδακα· () νουθετούμενος () δὲ () ἐφρόντισα () αὐτοῦ. () ἐπὶ () τούτῳ () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ () κατασπουδασθῶ· κατανοήσω () καὶ () πτοηθήσομαι () ἐξ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[16] Κύριος () δὲ () ἐμαλάκυνεν τὴν () καρδίαν () μου, () ὁ () δὲ () παντοκράτωρ () ἐσπούδασέν () με. ()
[17] Οὐ () γὰρ () ᾔδειν () ὅτι () ἐπελεύσεταί () μοι () σκότος, () πρὸ () προσώπου () δέ () μου () ἐκάλυψεν () γνόφος. ()

Job 23:15 Originally verses 23:15 and 23:15a.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.