Job 23:9
On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there]; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
10But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man:
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Matthew Henry on Job 23:9-13
Mystery of Providence. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more… Read the whole commentary →