Job 23:9

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Majority Standard Bible

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

8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

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Cross References

Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.

Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in 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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