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Job 23:7 Cross-References
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“There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.”
Job 23:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 23:7
There the righteous might dispute with him (שָׁם יָשָׁר נוֹכָח עִמּוֹ, sham yashar nokhach immo)—Yashar (upright, righteous) describes moral integrity, while nokhach means to reason, prove, or argue a case. Job envisions a tribunal where the righteous can engage God in rational discourse on equal forensic footing. This remarkable claim—that God permits legal disputation with His creatures—contradicts pagan concepts of divine remoteness and capriciousness.So should I be delivered for ever from my judge (וַאֲפַלְּטָה לָנֶצַח מִשֹּׁפְטִי, va'afalletah lanetzach mishofti)—Palat (escape, deliver) c...
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Cross-References for Job 23:7
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“who don't walk according to the flesh”
“you have spoken and have done evil things”
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.”
“Yahweh”
“yet I wouldn't answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.”
“it speaks to those who are under the law”