Job 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
In Context
7There the upright might reason with Him; so should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo, He goeth by me, and I see Him not. He passeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
Job 35:14Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
Psalms 13:1(13-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (13-2) How long, O LORD, wilt Thou forget me for ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?
Isaiah 45:15Verily Thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Matthew Henry on Job 23:2-8
The Reply of Job to Eliphaz; Job Appeals from Man to God. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. 7 There the… Read the whole commentary →