Job 23:1 (YLT)

Passage

And Job answereth and saith: --

Nearby Context

Job 23:1 And Job answereth and saith: --

Job 23:2 Also--to-day <FI>is<Fi> my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

Job 23:3 O that I had known--and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Also--to-day FI is Fi my complaint bitter...", so "answereth" and "saith" should be read forward into that movement. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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