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Job 23:14 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. "
Job 23:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
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Job 23:1
"Then Job answered and said,"
Job 23:2
"Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning."
Job 23:3
"Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!"
Job 23:4
"I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments."
Job 23:5
"I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me."
Job 23:6
"Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me."
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