Job 23:5
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.
Cross-references
In Job 10:2, Job similarly demands to know why God contends with him — the same longing for divine explanation as in 23:5.
In Job 13:22, Job calls for a direct exchange with God — matching his desire in 23:5 to hear God's answer.
In Job 42:2-6, Job repents after God speaks — the opposite of his earlier demand for answers in 23:5.
In Job 33:5, Elihu challenges Job to set his words in order — the same courtroom imagery Job uses in 23:5.
In Job 38:2, God responds with a rebuke — the answer Job longed for in 23:5, but it exposes his lack of understanding.
In Job 13:23, Job asks God to show him his sins — a specific request for charges, while 23:5 seeks God's general response.
In Habakkuk 2:1, the prophet waits to hear God's reply — the same expectant posture Job takes in 23:5.