The Meaning of Job 23:7 Explained

Job 23:7

KJV: There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

YLT: There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

Darby: There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.

ASV: There the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Discover Job 23:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 23:7?

MEANING: What does Job 23:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 23:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 23:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

There the righteous  might dispute  with him; so should I be delivered  for ever  from my judge. 

What does Job 23:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 23:1-17 - "he Knoweth The Way That I Take"
This chapter is threaded by a sublime faith. Job admitted that his complaint seemed rebellious, but God's hand had been heavy on him. From the misunderstandings of his friends, he longs for the calm, holy presence of God Himself.
It seemed as if nothing would content the sufferer but a personal audience with the Almighty. He felt that he could plead his cause there without fear. He was sure that his Almighty Judge would not contend against him with His great power, but would listen to him. Yet it seemed impossible to find Him. Job did not realize that he was already in God's audience-room. We are made nigh through Jesus Christ. God hides Himself, because mortal eyes could not bear the burning glory of His presence. But though we fail to see Him, we are never for a moment out of His view. He knows the way that we take. Speak to Him, weary, suffering soul; the Lord is at hand!
It was not a mere self-righteous boast that the sufferer made in Job 23:7; Job 23:11-12. David also used similar words of himself, Psalms 18:20-23. We are always sinners, needing the precious blood; but we may be very thankful if we have been kept from "the great transgression." Yet the perfect man is still troubled in the divine presence, and his heart becomes faint, Job 23:15-16, unless he can claim something more than creature or natural goodness. "On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand." [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 23

1  Job longs to appear before God
6  in confidence of his mercy
8  God, who is invisible, observes our ways
11  Job's innocence
13  God's decree is immutable

What do the individual words in Job 23:7 mean?

There the upright could reason with Him and I would be delivered forever from my Judge
שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי

יָ֭שָׁר  the  upright 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָשָׁר 
Sense: straight, upright, correct, right.
נוֹכָ֣ח  could  reason 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָכַח  
Sense: to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right.
עִמּ֑וֹ  with  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה  and  I  would  be  delivered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: פָּלַט  
Sense: to escape, save, deliver, slip away.
לָ֝נֶ֗צַח  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֵצַח  
Sense: eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness.
מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי  from  my  Judge 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.

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