Job 23:8
But, lo, I go eastward—and he is not there; and to the west— and I cannot perceive him;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
In Context
7There would an upright one argue with him; and I should be allowed to escape for ever by my judge.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo, were he to go past by me, I should not see him; and were he to pass along, I should not perceive him.
Job 35:14Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.
Psalms 13:1“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (13:2) How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me continually! 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 →