Job 23:13–14
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23:13But he is unchangeable,24 and who can change25 him?
Whatever he26 has desired, he does.
23:14For he fulfills his decree against me,27
and many such things are his plans.28
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- 24 The has “But he [is] in one.” Many add the word “mind” to capture the point that God is resolute and unchanging. Some commentators find this too difficult, and so change the text from בְאֶחָד (bé’ekhad, here “unchangeable”) to בָחָר (bakhar, “he has chosen”). The wording in the text is idiomatic and should be retained. R. Gordis (Job, 262) translates it “he is one, i.e., unchangeable, fixed, determined.” The preposition בּ (bet) is a bet essentiae—“and he [is] as one,” or “he is one” (see §119.i).
- 25 Heb “cause him to return.”
- 26 Or “his soul.”
- 27 The text has “my decree,” which means “the decree [plan] for/against me.” The suffix is objective, equivalent to a dative of disadvantage. The and the actually have “his decree.” R. Gordis (Job, 262) suggests taking it in the same sense as in Job 14:5: “my limit.”.
- 28 Heb “and many such [things] are with him.” The text is saying that many similar situations are under God’s rule of the world—his plans are infinite.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back?
What he desires, that he does.
For he will complete what he appoints for me,
and many such things are in his mind.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?
He does whatever he pleases.
He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But he is unchangeable; who can oppose him?
He does what he desires.
He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me,
and he has many more things like these in mind.
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NLTNew Living Translation
But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind?
Whatever he wants to do, he does.
So he will do to me whatever he has planned.
He controls my destiny.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“But he is alone, and who can dissuade him?
And whatever he desires, indeed, he does it.
For he will carry out what he appoints for me,
and many things like these are with him.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him?
And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me:
And many such things are with him.
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