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I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would tell me.
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Seeking God's Verdict
Commentators observe that Job is appealing his case from the court of human opinion to the supreme court of heaven. He desperately wants to know God's own verdict on his life and the reasons for his suffering. This reflects a profound trust that God's judgment, unlike man's, is ultimately just and true.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I would know the words which he would answer me - That is, I wish to understand what would be “his” decision in the case, and what would be…
19th Century
Baptist
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he wo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I would know the words [which] he would answer me Being a God hearing and answering prayer, who always hears, and so…
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Job appeals from his friends to the just judgment of God. He wants to have his cause tried quickly. Blessed be God, we may know where to find Him. …
13th Century
Catholic
In his discourse, Eliphaz proposed two charges against Job (Job 27:5, 12): first, that he had been punished because of his very great e…
