Job 23:2

“Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.”

"Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning." - Job 23:2
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What does Job 23:2 mean?

The King James Version of Job 23:2 reads, "Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning." This verse is part of the larger book of Job, which is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. Job is a complex and richly symbolic book that deals with the…

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Through the Crucible of Suffering: Job’s Journey to Hope

The verse Job 23:2 in the King James Version states, "Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning." These powerful words encapsulate one of humanity's most profound experiences – suffering. This passage draws us into the heart of Job's struggle…

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A Prayer for Strength in Affliction

O Lord, our God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before Thee today, clothed in humility and reverence. In the weight of my spirit and the heaviness of my heart, I echo the words of Job, who in his sincerest lament declared, "Even to day is my complaint bitter: my…

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Job 23:2 - "Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning."
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"Then Job answered and said," - Job 23:1
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Job 19:23 - "Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!"
Job 23:6 - "Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me."
Job 24:23 - "Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways."
Job 38:23 - "Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?"
Job 33:23 - "If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:"
Job 23:4 - "I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments."
Job 30:23 - "For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living."
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Job 23:15 - "Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him."
Job 23:11 - "My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined."
Job 34:23 - "For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God."