Job 23:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 10:2 : 2 I will say to God,‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’
  • Job 13:22-23 : 22 Then call, and I will answer, or I will speak, and you respond to me. 23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Show me my transgression and my sin.
  • Job 42:2-6 : 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted; 3 you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know. 4 You said,‘Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’ 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you. 6 Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
  • 1 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

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