Job 23:9

On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

8Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

10For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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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? whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;

Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the LORD, 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 →

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