Job 23:13
Strong's Lexicon
But He is unchangeable
וְה֣וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

בְ֭אֶחָד (ḇə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

and who
וּמִ֣י (ū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

can oppose Him ?
יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ (yə·šî·ḇen·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back

He does
וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃ (way·yā·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

what He
וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ (wə·nap̄·šōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

desires.
אִוְּתָ֣ה (’iw·wə·ṯāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 183: 1) desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer 1a) (Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink) 1b) (Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.

Young's Literal Translation
And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired—and He doth [it].

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He is unchangeable ; who  can oppose  Him? He does what He  desires. 

New American Standard Bible
"But He is unique and who can turn Him? And [what] His soul desires, that He does.

King James Bible
But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases.

New Living Translation
But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does.

English Standard Version
But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.

New American Standard Bible
"But He is unique and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that He does.

King James Bible
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He is unchangeable; who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.

International Standard Version
"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do.

NET Bible
But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

American Standard Version
But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

English Revised Version
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Young's Literal Translation
And He is in one mind, And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth it.
















Cross References
Job 10:7
Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

Job 10:13
And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.

Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Job 23:14
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

Isaiah 14:24
The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 23:11
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Job 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Job 23:15
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

Job 23:16
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
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