Job 23 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Job answered and said: Then Job answered and said: Then Job replied:
2 “Even this day my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy upon my groaning. “Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. “Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
3 Who will grant that I might know and find Him, and come unto His seat! Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!
4 I would set forth to his face my case, and my mouth I would fill with arguments. I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know the words He would answer me, and I would understand what He would say to me. I would know what he would answer me and understand what he would say to me. I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me.
6 In the abundance of strength would He contend with me? No, surely He would set it upon me. Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me. Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me.
7 There the upright could argue with Him, and I would escape forever from the One judging me. There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge. There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
8 Behold, east I go, and He is not there, and west, and I do not perceive Him. “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; “But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 In the north, in His working, I do not behold Him; He turns to the south, and I do not see Him. on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him. 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.
10 Yet He knows the way with me; He has tested me, and like gold I will come forth. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 My foot has held firm by His steps; His way I have kept, and I have not turned aside. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.
12 And I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; more than my portion I have treasured the words of His mouth. I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
13 And He is of one, and who can turn Him back? And His soul has desired, and He has done. But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does. “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.
14 For He carries out what is appointed for me, and many like these are with Him. For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind. He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store.
15 Upon thus, I am terrified before His face; I consider this, and I am afraid of Him. Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
16 And God has softened my heart, and Shaddai has terrified me. God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
17 For I was not cut off from the face of darkness, and before my face He has covered the dark gloom. yet I am not silenced because of the darkness, nor because thick darkness covers my face. Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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