Job 23:2

"Then Job answered,"

Key Reflection

Job 23:2 marks a pivotal moment in the narrative of the Book of Job, where Job responds to the accusations and challenges he has faced from his friends who accused him of sinning. The original audience would have understood this verse as part of an ongoing dialogue between Job and his companions, who believed his suffering was due to divine punishment for his sins. Job's answer, though not fully articulated in the next verses, hints at his steadfast belief in his innocence and his desire to directly address God about his situation, setting the stage for his subsequent interactions with the divine.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Even to-day -At the present time. I am not relieved. You afford me no consolation. All that you say only aggravates my woes. My complaint -See the notes atJob 21:3. Bitter -Sad, melancholy, distressing. The meaning is, not that he made bitter complaints in the sense which those words would naturally convey, or that he meant to find fault with God, but that his case was a hard one. His friends furnished him no relief, and he had in vain endeavored to bring his cause before God. This is now, as he proceeds to state, the principal cause of his difficulty. He knows not where to find God; he cannot get his cause before him.

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