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Passage Lookup: Job 23
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Job 23:1
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Then Job replied:Job 23:2
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"Even today my complaint(a) is bitter;(b) his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(c)
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Job 23:3
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If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!(d)
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Job 23:4
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I would state my case(e) before him and fill my mouth with arguments.(f)
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Job 23:5
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I would find out what he would answer me,(g) and consider what he would say to me.
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Job 23:6
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Would he vigorously oppose me?(h) No, he would not press charges against me.(i)
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Job 23:7
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There the upright(j) can establish their innocence before him,(k) and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(l)
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Job 23:8
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"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.
Job 23:9
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When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(m)
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Job 23:10
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But he knows the way that I take;(n) when he has tested me,(o) I will come forth as gold.(p)
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Job 23:11
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My feet have closely followed his steps;(q) I have kept to his way without turning aside.(r)
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Job 23:12
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I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(s) I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(t)
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Job 23:13
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"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(u) He does whatever he pleases.(v)
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Job 23:14
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He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store.(w)
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Job 23:15
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That is why I am terrified before him;(x) when I think of all this, I fear him.(y)
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Job 23:16
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God has made my heart faint;(z) the Almighty(aa) has terrified me.(ab)
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Job 23:17
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Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(ac) by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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