Bible Strands
Job 23:4
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job speaks in monologue, expressing a desire to locate God’s throne to present his legal defense.
The words — The Hebrew מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (mishpat) denotes a legal case, paired with אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה ('e'erKah), meaning to arrange or set in order.
The thread — The text parallels Job 13:18, where Job states he has prepared his case and expects vindication.
Why it lands — The passage records a direct request for a formal hearing, forcing a reader to weigh human demands for procedural justice against divine absence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Cross-references
- Job 13:18 See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
- Daniel 9:18 Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
- Genesis 18:25 Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Genesis 32:12 But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
- Exodus 32:12 Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
- Numbers 14:13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Joshua 7:8 O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
- Job 37:19 Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
- Psalms 43:1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
- Isaiah 43:26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.