Job 23:5 (YLT)

Passage

I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

Nearby Context

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

Job 23:4 I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill <FI>with<Fi> arguments.

Job 23:5 I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

Job 23:6 In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth <FI>it<Fi> in me.

Job 23:7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "I arrange before Him the cause And..." into verse 6's "In the abundance of power doth He...", so "words" and "doth" 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 "words" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.