Job 23 · Verse 7

Job 23:7

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Job 23:7, King James Version

Job 23:7 in other translations

BSBThen an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
WEBThere the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.
ASVThere the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
YLTThere the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
DARBYThere would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.
BBEThere an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.
WebsterThere the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

What does Job 23:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. There--rather, "Then": if God would "attend" to me (Job 23:6). righteous--that is, the result of my dispute would be, He would acknowledge me as righteous. delivered--from suspicion of guilt on the part of my Judge.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 There the righteous might dispute with him - נוכח nochach, might argue or plead. To dispute with God sounds very harsh. So should I be delivered for ever - Mr. Good translates: "And triumphantly should I escape from my condemnation." The Hebrew word לנצח lanetsach may as well be translated to victory as for ever: and in this sense the Vulgate understood the words: Proponat aequitatem contra me; et perveniat ad victoriam judicium meum. "He would set up equity against me; and would lead on my cause to victory." Coverdale renders thus: - But let hym give me like power to go to lawe, then am I sure to wynne my matter. Nothing less than the fullest conviction of his own innocence could have led Job to express himself thus to the Judge of quick and dead!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 23:1-7

Job appeals from his friends to the just judgement of God. He wants to have his cause tried quickly. Blessed be God, we may know where to find him. He is in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself; and upon a mercy-seat, waiting to be gracious. Thither the sinner may go; and there the believer may order his cause before Him, with arguments taken from his promises, his covenant, and his glory. A patient waiting…

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Job 23:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׁ֗םShamthereH8033
יָ֭שָׁרYa.shoran upright [person]H3477
נוֹכָ֣חno.Khach[will be] reasoningH3198
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.Tahand I will deliverH6403
לָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuityH5331
מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי\׃mi.sho.fe.Tifrom judge myH8199

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 23:7

  • Job 13:3

    Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

  • Isaiah 1:18

    Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  • Romans 8:1

    There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

  • Jeremiah 12:1

    Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

  • Jeremiah 3:5

    Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

  • Job 9:15

    Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

  • Romans 3:19-22

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

  • Romans 8:33-34

    Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
There.
Isa 1:18; Jer 3:5; 12:1
so should.
9:15; Ro 3:19-22; 8:1,33,34

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Context

  • Job 23:6

    Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

  • Job 23:7

    There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

  • Job 23:8

    Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

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Job 23:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Allí el justo razonaría con él: y escaparía para siempre de mi juez.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Là, un homme droit raisonnerait avec lui, et je serais délivré pour toujours de mon juge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alsdann würde ein Rechtschaffener mit ihm rechten, und auf ewig würde ich meinem Richter entkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Proponat æquitatem contra me, et perveniat ad victoriam judicium meum.