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Job Chapter 23 (NASB)

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¹ Then Job responded,

² “Even today my complaint is rebellion; [249]His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

³ Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!

⁴ I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.

⁵ I would learn the words which He would [250]answer, And perceive what He would tell me.

⁶ Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.

⁷ There the upright would argue with Him; And I [251]would be free of my Judge forever.

⁸ “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

⁹ When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.

¹⁰ But He knows the [252]way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.

¹¹ My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

¹² I have not [253]failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth [254]more than my [255]necessary food.

¹³ But He is unique, and who can [256]make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.

¹⁴ For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.

¹⁵ Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.

¹⁶ It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,

¹⁷ But I am not destroyed by darkness, Nor by deep gloom which covers me.

#	NASB
1	Then Job responded,
2	“Even today my complaint is rebellion; [249]His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
3	Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!
4	I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.
5	I would learn the words which He would [250]answer, And perceive what He would tell me.
6	Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.
7	There the upright would argue with Him; And I [251]would be free of my Judge forever.
8	“Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9	When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
10	But He knows the [252]way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
11	My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12	I have not [253]failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth [254]more than my [255]necessary food.
13	But He is unique, and who can [256]make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.
14	For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.
15	Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.
16	It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,
17	But I am not destroyed by darkness, Nor by deep gloom which covers me.

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