Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Job 23

^{2 a} He sheweth the juste cause of his coomplaining, & as touching that Elphaz had exhorted him to returne to God, {chap. 22,21}, he declareth that he desireth no thing more, but it semed that God wolde not be founde of him.

^{2 !} Job affirmeth that he bothe knoweth and feareth the power and sentence of the Judge.

^{6 c} Or his mercie he wolde giue me power to answer him.

^{6 b} Vsing his absolute power & saying, Because I am God, I may do what I wil.

^{7 d} When he of his mercie hathe giuen strength to mainteine their cause.

^{8 e} Meaning, that if he consider Gods justice, he is not able to comprehende his judgements on what side or parte soeuer he turneth himself.

^{10 !} And that he is not punished onely for his sinnes.

^{10 f} God hathe this preeminence aboue me that he knoweth my wayes: to wit, that I am innocent, and I am not able to judge of his workes: he sheweth also his confidence, that God doeth visite him for his profite.

^{12 g} His worde is more precious vnto me, then the meat wherewith the bodie is susteined.

^{13 h} Job confesseth that at this present he felt not Gods fauour, and yet was assured, that he had appointed him to a good end.

^{14 i} In many pointes man is not able to atteine to Gods judgements.

^{16 k} That I shulde not be without feare.

^{17 l} He sheweth the cause of his feare which is, that he being in trouble, seeth none end, nether yet knoweth the cause.