unfoldingWord_en_tn/job/23/03.md

# Connecting Statement:

Job continues speaking.

# Oh, that I knew where ... Oh, that I might come

These two lines mean the same thing and emphasize Job's desire to meet with God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# I might find him

"I might find God"

# lay my case ... fill my mouth

These two lines mean the same thing and emphasize Job's desire to explain his situation to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# fill my mouth with arguments

Here "fill my mouth" refers to speaking. AT: "I would speak all of my arguments" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# I would learn the words ... would understand

These two lines mean basically the same thing and emphasize Job's desire to hear God's answer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# the words with which he would answer me

"the answer that he would give me"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/understand]]