Cross References

Job 23:2

New International Version

“Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

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“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

Then Job replied:

If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling!

To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”

“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.

Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him.

“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.