Job 23:7 “Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered fo…”

Job 23:7

Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.

American Standard Version

There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Geneva Bible 1599

There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.

Darby Translation

There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.

Young's Literal Translation

There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

Bible in Basic English

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

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Cross references

“There”

Isaiah 1:18 Jeremiah 3:5 Jeremiah 12:1

Isaiah 1:18 · BSB

“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.

Jeremiah 3:5 · BSB

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 · BSB

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?

“so should”

Romans 8:1 Job 9:15 Romans 3:19–22 Romans 8:33 Romans 8:34

Romans 8:1 · BSB

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Job 9:15 · BSB

For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

Romans 3:19–22 · BSB

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 · BSB

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Romans 8:34 · BSB

Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

Also

Job 13:3

Job 13:3 · BSB

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.

8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

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