Job 23:16 (GNV)

Passage

For God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.

Nearby Context

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.

Job 23:16 For God hath softened mine heart, and the Almightie hath troubled me.

Job 23:17 For I am not cut off in darknesse, but he hath hid the darkenesse from my face.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "softened", "mine", "heart", "almightie", and "troubled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "softened", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Therefore I am troubled at his presence..." into verse 17's "For I am not cut off in...", so "hath" and "softened" 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 "hath" and "softened" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.