Job 23:2 (GNV)

Passage

Though my talke be this day in bitternes, and my plague greater then my groning,

Nearby Context

Job 23:1 Bvt Iob answered and sayd,

Job 23:2 Though my talke be this day in bitternes, and my plague greater then my groning,

Job 23:3 Would God yet I knew how to finde him, I would enter vnto his place.

Job 23:4 I would pleade the cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "though", "talke", "bitternes", "plague", "greater", and "groning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "though" and "talke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Bvt Iob answered and sayd..." into verse 3's "Would God yet I knew how to...", so "though" and "talke" 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 "though" and "talke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.