Thematic Bible
Job 23:1 (show verse)
Job's response was to say:
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Job 23:2 (show verse)
"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning.
Job 23:3 (show verse)
If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat.
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 know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me.
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Job 23:6 (show verse)
"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me.
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Job 23:7 (show verse)
In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge."
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Job 23:8 (show verse)
"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him.
Job 23:9 (show verse)
If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him.
Job 23:10 (show verse)
Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out 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 stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside.
Job 23:12 (show verse)
I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."
Job 23:13 (show verse)
"But he is One who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do.
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Job 23:14 (show verse)
He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me!
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Job 23:15 (show verse)
That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him.
Job 23:16 (show verse)
God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified!
Job 23:17 (show verse)
Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision."