Bible Strands
Job 23:7
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses God directly while in the midst of his suffering, following his question about God's overwhelming power and preceding his observation of God's elusive presence.
The words — The verse centers on יָשָׁר (Ya.shor, "upright") and נוֹכָח (no.Khach, "reasoning") to describe the hypothetical exchange between a righteous person and the divine.
The thread — Job's desire to argue his case appears in Job 13:3, the invitation to divine dialogue matches Isaiah 1:18, and the resulting freedom from condemnation aligns with Romans 8:1.
Why it lands — The text states that a fair hearing with God would permanently remove the speaker from his Judge's condemnation, demanding the reader decide whether they seek reconciliation with God or merely demand an explanation for their pain.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Cross-references
- Job 13:3 Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
- Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Job 9:15 For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
- Jeremiah 3:5 Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.”
- Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Romans 8:33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.