Job 23:8
But, behold, I go eastward, and he is not there; And westward, but I cannot perceive him;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
In Context
7Then would an upright man contend with him, And I should be fully acquitted by my judge.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo! he goeth by me, but I see him not; He passeth along, but I do not perceive him.
Job 35:14Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him,—only wait thou for him!
Psalms 13:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” How long, O LORD! wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Isaiah 45:15Truly 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 →