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Job 23:5 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Job 23:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 23 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.”
Job 23:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 23:5
I would know the words which he would answer me—Job craves divine explanation, not just relief from suffering. The verb yada (יָדַע, to know) means intimate, experiential knowledge beyond mere intellectual information. Job wants to understand God's reasoning, confident that divine wisdom would vindicate rather than condemn him. What he would say unto me emphasizes personal communication—Job seeks 'I-Thou' encounter, not abstract theological propositions.This longing for divine self-disclosure anticipates Scripture's progressive revelation. Job lived before Sinai, before prophets, before incarn...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 23:5
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“and I will answer; or let me speak”
“'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.”
“or by man's judgment. Yes”