1. Job 23:7 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 23:7 (Summary)

Job 23:7 (ESV)

7 There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.

Guided by his friends’ reasoning, Job still sees himself as a defendant and God as his judge. We know, however, that God already knows and honours Job for his uprightness.

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