Job 23:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Because I was not cut off before the darkness, {neither} hath he covered the darkness from my face.”

Job 23:17

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Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, {neither} hath he covered the darkness from my face.

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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. {stroke: Heb. hand}"

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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