Job 9:11

Lo, were he to go past by me, I should not see him; and were he to pass along, I should not perceive him.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

In Context

10Who doth great things which are quite unsearchable, and wonders which are quite without number.

12Behold, were he to snatch aught away, who could hold him back? who would say unto him, What dost thou?

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Cross References

Job 23:9When he doth great things at the north, I behold him not; he hideth himself in the south—and I see him not.

Psalms 77:19(77:20) Through the sea led thy way, and thy path was through mighty waters, and thy footsteps could not be known.

Matthew Henry on Job 9:2-14

Job's Reply to Bildad. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth… Read the whole commentary →

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