Job 23:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Job 23:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 23:7 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 23:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 23:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.”

Job 23:7 — World English Bible

Job 23:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Job 23:7 — American Standard Version

Job 23:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Job 23:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 23:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Job 23:7 — Darby Translation

Job 23:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There the righteous might reason with him, so I shoulde be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.”

Job 23:7 — Geneva Bible

Job 23:7 in Context — Job 23

5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

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

8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

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What Does Job 23:7 Mean?

Job 23:7 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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