Job 23:13 (GNV)

Passage

Yet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

Nearby Context

Job 23:11 My foote hath followed his steps: his way haue I kept, and haue not declined.

Job 23:12 Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.

Job 23:13 Yet he is in one minde, and who can turne him? yea, he doeth what his minde desireth.

Job 23:14 For he will performe that, which is decreed of me, and many such things are with him.

Job 23:15 Therefore I am troubled at his presence, and in considering it, I am afraid of him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "minde", "turne", "doeth", and "desireth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "minde" and "turne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Neyther haue I departed from the commandement..." into verse 14's "For he will performe that which is...", so "minde" and "turne" 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 "minde" and "turne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.