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He controls my destiny.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he will complete what he appoints for me, and many such things are in his mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he performeth <i>the thing that is</i> appointed for me: and many such <i>things are</i> with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He performs <i>what is</i> appointed for me, And many such <i>things are</i> with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such <i>destinies</i> are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such decrees are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such <i>decrees</i> are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He performs what is apportioned for me, And many such <i>decrees</i> are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For He performs what is planned (appointed) for me, And He is mindful of many such things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me, and he has many more things like these in mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will certainly accomplish what He has decreed for me, and He has many more things like these in mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and he will do exactly what he intends with me. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he performeth that which is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will carry out [his] orders concerning me as he does with so many other things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He will fulfill what he has planned for me; that plan is just one of the many he has; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He completes my portion, "" And many such things [are] with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For He doth complete my portion, And many such things are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he will finish my appointing: and many such with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he shall have fulfilled his will in me, many other like things are also at hand with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he will carry out what is appointed for me, and many such things he has in store. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he will complete what he appoints for me; and many such things are in his mind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he performs his covenant; and many such things are with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />However, he completed his covenant, and there are many things like these with him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He will perform that which is appointed for me; And many such things are with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/23-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3620" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/23.htm">Job Longs for God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: yaš·lîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">He carries out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥuq·qî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">His decree against me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">and He has</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/wə·ḵā·hên·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-3fp) -- ">such plans.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10-11</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ / I summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a></span><br />being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a></span><br />Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a></span><br />The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37</a></span><br />Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Acts 4:28</a></span><br />They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a></span><br />He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Psalm 138:8</a></span><br />The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a></span><br />For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he performes the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.</p><p class="hdg">appointed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-3.htm">Job 7:3</a></b></br> So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Micah 6:9</a></b></br> The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and <i>the man of</i> wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:3</a></b></br> That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.</p><p class="hdg">many such</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Psalm 77:19</a></b></br> Thy way <i>is</i> in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2</a></b></br> Clouds and darkness <i>are</i> round about him: righteousness and judgment <i>are</i> the habitation of his throne.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27,28</a></b></br> Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 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In the context of the Book of Job, Job is expressing his struggle with the suffering he is enduring, which he perceives as part of God's decree. The term "decree" suggests a predetermined plan or purpose, highlighting the theme of divine providence. This aligns with other biblical passages that emphasize God's control over the universe, such as <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a>, where God declares the end from the beginning. Job's statement also echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">Lamentations 3:37-38</a>, where it is acknowledged that both good and bad come from the mouth of the Most High. Theologically, this raises questions about the nature of suffering and God's role in it, a central theme in the Book of Job.<p><b>and He has many such plans</b><br>This part of the verse suggests that God's purposes are numerous and beyond human comprehension. It implies that what Job is experiencing is part of a larger, divine strategy that includes many other plans. This reflects the biblical theme of God's wisdom and knowledge being far greater than human understanding, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than those of humans. The phrase also points to the idea that God's plans are not limited to a single event or individual but encompass the entire creation and history. In the broader narrative of Scripture, this can be connected to the unfolding of God's redemptive plan through history, culminating in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The multiplicity of God's plans can also be seen in <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>, where it is stated that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, suggesting a complex and benevolent divine strategy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's trials. In this verse, Job acknowledges God's ultimate authority and the execution of His divine plans.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_trials.htm">Job's Trials</a></b><br>The series of calamities that befall Job, including loss of wealth, health, and family, which serve as the backdrop for his reflections on God's sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God's plans are beyond human comprehension and are executed according to His perfect wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_purpose.htm">Trust in Divine Purpose</a></b><br>Even in suffering, trust that God has a purpose and plan that is ultimately for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a></b><br>Embrace a posture of humility and submission, acknowledging that God's ways are higher than our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_trials.htm">Perseverance in Trials</a></b><br>Draw strength from the knowledge that God is in control, which can provide comfort and perseverance during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_personal_plans.htm">Reflection on Personal Plans</a></b><br>Evaluate personal goals and desires in light of God's overarching plans, seeking alignment with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_main_theme_of_numbers.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Numbers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_13_with_god's_control.htm">How can we address apparent contradictions between Ezekiel 13's condemnation of false prophecy and other scriptures that emphasize God's sovereignty over all prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_23_13-14_imply_predestination.htm">Does Job 23:13-14 suggest predestination, and if so, how does that harmonize with other scriptures that emphasize human free will?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_angels_and_demons_engage_in_combat.htm">Do angels and demons engage in combat?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">He performeth the thing that is appointed for me.</span>--"He will accomplish my appointed lot; He will complete that which He has decreed for me; and like these things there are many (more) with Him" (<a href="/job/10-13.htm" title="And these things have you hid in your heart: I know that this is with you.">Job 10:13</a>). Job is disposed to take the full measure of the worst, like a pessimist, that being steeled against it, he may be prepared; and so steeled, he still trusts God. (Comp. <a href="/job/13-15.htm" title="Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain my own ways before him.">Job 13:15</a>, Authorised Version.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me</span>; <span class="accented">i.e</span> he will assuredly accomplish whatever he has decreed for me. I cannot expect that he will blench or change. <span class="cmt_word">And many such things are with him.</span> He has many other weapons in his armoury, many other woes with which he might afflict me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/23-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֭י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He carries out</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשְׁלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His decree against me,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He has</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">such plans.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָהֵ֖נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> </span><span class="str2">Themselves</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/23-14.htm">Job 23:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/23-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 23:14 For he performs that which is appointed (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/23-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 23:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 23:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/23-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 23:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 23:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>