Job 23:3

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

Cross-reference

Job 23:15 Contrast

In Job 23:15, Job admits fear of God's presence — a stark contrast to his desire in 23:3 to come before God's seat.

Job 13:3 Parallel

Job 13:3 explicitly states his desire to argue his case with God — the same longing to confront God that Job expresses here.

In Job 31:35-37, Job again longs for a hearing, now with boldness to approach God as a prince, reinforcing his earlier desire.

Job 40:1-5 shows God appearing and Job silencing himself — a direct reversal of his earlier wish to argue. Contrast between desire and outcome.

Job 9:32 Contrast

Job 9:32 says God is not a man to meet in judgment, opposing Job 23:3's desire to come to His seat.

Job 11:5 Contrast

Job 11:5 wishes God would speak against Job, the opposite of Job's wish to plead his own case.

Job 40:7 Parallel

In Job 40:7, God repeats His challenge — continuing the response to Job's longing in 23:3 to come before God's seat.

Job 9:3 Contrast

Job 9:3 states no one can answer God, directly contradicting Job 23:3's hope to present his case.

Job 38:3 Parallel

In Job 38:3, God appears and challenges Job — a direct response to Job's wish in 23:3 to find God and argue his case.

Job 16:21 Parallel

Job 16:21 wishes for an advocate to plead with God — complementing Job's desire here to find God and present his case.

Job 19:7 Parallel

In Job 19:7, Job cries out but is not heard — this echoes his longing in 23:3 to find God and present his case, highlighting frustration.

Job 33:6 Parallel

In Job 33:6, Elihu offers to stand in God's place — a potential answer to Job's wish in 23:3 to find God.

Job 35:14 Parallel

In Job 35:14, Elihu tells Job that even if he doesn't see God, judgment is before Him — addressing Job's longing in 23:3.

Job 29:5 Contrast

In Job 29:5, Job remembers when God was with him — contrasting with his current longing in 23:3 to find God.

Psalm 42:2 Parallel

In Psalm 42:2, the psalmist thirsts to appear before God — a direct parallel to Job's longing in 23:3 to find God's seat.

Psalm 84:2 Parallel

In Psalm 84:2, the psalmist faints for the courts of the Lord — echoing Job's desire in 23:3 to come to God's seat.

In Isaiah 43:26, God invites Israel to plead together — directly echoing Job's desire to come and argue his case before God.

In Hebrews 7:25, Christ enables believers to come to God — fulfilling the longing Job expressed to find and approach God.

Isaiah 50:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 50:8, the Servant declares he is near to be justified — similar to Job's wish to approach God's seat for vindication.

In Jeremiah 30:21, God promises a ruler who will draw near to Him — paralleling Job's longing to approach God's presence.