Job 23:4

Job · Old Testament · Chapter 23

“I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.”Job 23:4

What Does Job 23:4 Mean?

Job 23:4 is found in the book of Job, chapter 23, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Job 23:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Job 13:15“Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.”Job 13:18“Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.”Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Daniel 9:18“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.”Genesis 18:25“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”Genesis 32:12“And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.”Exodus 32:12“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”Numbers 14:13“And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)”Numbers 27:5“And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.”Joshua 7:8“O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!”Job 9:14“How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?”Job 33:5“If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.”Job 37:19“Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.”Job 38:2“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?”Psalms 43:1“Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.”Isaiah 43:26“Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.”Psalms 25:11“For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.”

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