Job 23:10 (YLT)

Passage

For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me--as gold I go forth.

Nearby Context

Job 23:8 Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.

Job 23:9 <FI> To<Fi> the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered <FI>on<Fi> the right, and I behold not.

Job 23:10 For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me--as gold I go forth.

Job 23:11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

Job 23:12 The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "known", "tried", "me--as", "gold", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "FI To Fi the left in His..." into verse 11's "On His step hath my foot laid...", so "hath" and "known" 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 "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.