Job 23:7 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Job 23:5 I would know the words he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Job 23:6 Would he plead against me with [his] great power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

Job 23:7 There would an upright man reason with him; and I should be delivered for ever from my judge.

Job 23:8 Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;

Job 23:9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I behold [him] not; he hideth himself on the right hand, and I see [him] not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "upright", "reason", "should", "delivered", "ever", and "judge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "upright" and "reason", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Would he plead against me with his..." into verse 8's "Lo I go forward but he is...", so "upright" and "reason" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "upright" and "reason" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.