Verse 12
Job 23:12
Young's Literal Translation
12
The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָי/ו וְ/לֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝/חֻקִּ֗/י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי פִֽי/ו
English Translation
The command of my lips and I will not move away from my statutes; I have treasured the words of my mouth.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 23 Context
1
And Job answereth and saith: --
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Also -- to-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.
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O that I had known -- and I find Him, I come in unto His seat,
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I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill [with] arguments.
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I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.
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In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.
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There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.
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8
Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.
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9
[To] the left in His working -- and I see not, He is covered [on] the right, and I behold not.
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10
For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me -- as gold I go forth.
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11
On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
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12
The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of H...
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And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired -- and He doth [it]...
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14
For He doth complete my portion, And many such things [are] with Him.
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15
Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.
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16
And God (Elohim) hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.
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17
For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.
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