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Job 23

2 Job affirmeth that he bothe knoweth and feareth the power and sentence of the Judge, 10 And that he is not punished onely for his sinnes.
1.But Job answered and said,
2.Thogh my talke be this day in abitternes, and my plague greater then my groning,
3.Wolde God yet I knewe how to finde him, I wolde entre unto his place. The oppression of the wicked. Job
4.I wolde pleade the cause before him, and fil my mouth with arguments.
5.I wolde knowe the wordes, that he wolde answer me, and wolde understand what he wolde say unto me.
6.Wolde he bplead against me with his great power? No, but he wolde cput strength in me.
7.dThere the righteous might reason with him, so I shulde be delivered for ever from my Judge.
8.eBeholde, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceive him:
9.If to the North where he worketh, yet I can not se him: he wil hide him self in the South, and I can not beholde him.
10.But he knoweth my fway, and tryeth me, and I shal come forthe like the golde.
11.My fote hathe followed his steppes: his way have I kept, and have not declined.
12.Nether have I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I have gestemed the wordes of his mouth more then mine appointed fode.
13.Yet he is in one minde, and who can hturne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.
14.For he wil performe that, which is decreed of me, and imany suche things are with him.
15.Therefore I am troubled at his presence, & in considering it, I am afrayed of him.
16.For God khathe softened mine heart, and the Almightie hathe troubled me.
17.For I am not cut of in ldarkenes, but he hathe hid the darkenes from my face.

Notes

2-a.
He shows the just cause of his complaining, and as touching that Eliphaz had exhorted him to return to God, chap 22.21, he declares that he desired nothing more: but it seemed that God would not be found of him. 6
6-b.
Using his absolute power and saying, Because I am God, I may do what I will.
6-c.
Of his mercy he would give me power to answer him.
7-d.
When he of his mercy has given strength to maintain their cause
8-e.
Meaning, that if he consider God’s justice, he is not able to comprehend his judgements on what side or part so ever he turns himself.
10-f.
God has this preeminence above me that he knows my way: to wit, that I am innocent, and I am not able to judge of his works: he shows also his confidence, that God does visit him for his profit.
12-g.
His word is more precious unto me, then the meat wherewith the body is sustained.
13-h.
Job confesses that at this present he felt not God’s favour, and yet was assured, that he had appointed him to a good end.
14-i.
In many points man is not able to attain to God’s judgements.
16-k.
That I should not be without fear.
17-l.
He shows the cause of his fear, which is, that he being in trouble, sees none end, neither yet knows the cause.