the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Job 23:6
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Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me.
Would he not argue strongly against me? No, he would really listen to me.
Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.
Would he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
"Would He contend against me with His great power? No, surely He would give attention to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.
Y nyle, that he stryue with me bi greet strengthe, nether oppresse me with the heuynesse of his greetnesse.
Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Would he overwhelm me with his greatness? No! He would listen
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.
Would he browbeat me with his great power? No, he would pay attention to me.
Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.
Would God use his power against me? No, he would listen to me!
Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.
Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but hee would put strength in me.
Would He go against me using His great power? No, He would listen to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; but he would give heed to me.
Would he plead against me with his great power? No, but he would put strength in me.
Would he contend with me with his great power? If he would not, then he will put his fear into me.
Would God use all his strength against me? No, he would listen as I spoke.
Would he, with fulness of might, contend with me? Nay, surely, he, would give heed to me!
I would not that he should contend with me with much strength, nor overwhelm me with the weight of his greatness.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would give heed to me.
Will he pleade against me with his great power? No, but he will make me the stronger.
Though he should come on me in his great strength, then he would not threaten me;
Would he prosecute me forcefully?No, he would certainly pay attention to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.
Would He plead against me with greatness of strength? No, surely He would put it in me.
In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
Wil he pleate agaynst me with his greate power & strength, or wyll he leane him self vtterly vpon me?
"Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.
Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.
"Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.
Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power?No, surely He would pay attention to me.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
plead: Job 9:19, Job 9:33, Job 9:34, Job 13:21, Isaiah 27:4, Isaiah 27:8, Ezekiel 20:33, Ezekiel 20:35
but he would: Psalms 138:3, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10
Reciprocal: Job 22:4 - will he enter Job 30:21 - thy strong hand Job 40:9 - Hast Daniel 10:18 - he Ephesians 3:16 - to be
Cross-References
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Will he plead against me with [his] great power?.... God will not plead against his people at all, but for them: much less will he plead against them with his great strength, use all his power to run them down, crush, and oppress them; for he is a great God, and of great power, he is mighty in strength, and there is no contending with him, or answering of him, Job 9:3; nor will he deal with them according to the strict rigour of his justice, nor stir up all his wrath, nor contend for ever with them in such a way; for then the spirits would fail before him, and the souls that he has made; whatever he does with others, making known his power on the vessels of wrath, he will never act after this manner with the vessels of mercy:
no, but he would put [strength] in me: to pray unto him, and prevail with him to lay hold on him, and not let him go without the blessing, as Jacob did, Hosea 12:3; or to stand before him, and plead his own cause with him, in such a strong and powerful manner as to bear down all the accusations and charges brought against him: or "he will set [his heart] upon me" d; deal mildly and gently, kindly and graciously, and not with his great strength and strict justice; or "will not put [sins] upon me", as Jarchi, or lay charges to him, however guilty of them, as his friends did, or impute such to him he never committed: God is so far from doing this to his people, that he does not impute their sins to them they have committed, but to his son, much less will he lay upon them more than is right, Job 34:23. Some take the sense of the words to be this, in answer to the above question, "will he plead against me with his great power?" let him do it, "only let him not set upon me" e, in an hostile way, and then I do not decline entering the debate with him; which expresses great boldness and confidence, and even too much, and must be reckoned among the unbecoming expressions Job was afterwards convinced of; but this he utters in his passion, in order the more clearly to show, and the more strongly to assert, his innocence.
d ישם בי "ipse apponeret ad me animum", Junius Tremellius so Piscator, Cocceius, & Aben Ezra. e Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Will he plead against me with his great power? - “Will he make use of his mere power to overwhelm me and confound me? Will he take advantage of omnipotence to triumph over me, instead of argument and justice? No: he will not do it. The discussion would be fair. He would hear what I have to say, and would decide according to truth. Though he is Almighty, yet he would not take advantage of that to prostrate and confound me.” When Job Job 13:3 wished to carry the cause directly before God, he asked of Him two conditions only. One was, that he would take off his hand from him, or remove his afflictions for a time, that he might be able to manage his own cause; and the other was, that He would not take advantage of his power to overwhelm him in the debate, and prevent his making a fair statement of his case; see the notes at Job 13:20-21. He here expresses his firm conviction that his wish in this respect would be granted. He would listen, says he, to what; I have to say in my defense as if I were an equal.
No; but he would put strength in me - The word “strength” is not improperly supplied by our translators. It means that he would enable him to make a fair presentation of his cause. So far from taking advantage of his mere “power” to crush him, and thus obtain an ascendency in the argument, he would rather “strengthen” him, that he might be able to make his case as strong as possible. He would rather aid him, though presenting his own cause in the controversy, than seek to weaken his arguments, or so to awe him by his dread majesty as to prevent his making the case as strong as it might be. This indicates remarkable confidence in God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 23:6. Will he plead against me — He would not exhibit his majesty and his sovereign authority to strike me dumb, or so overawe me that I could not speak in my own vindication.
No; but he would put strength in me. — On the contrary, he would treat me with tenderness, he would rectify my mistakes, he would show me what was in my favour, and would temper the rigid demands of justice by the mild interpretations of equity; and where law could not clear me, mercy would conduct all to the most favourable issue.
