Job 23:13
But He stands alone, and who can turn Him? 1 And what His nefesh desireth, even that He doeth. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 23:19El is not an ish, that He should lie; 1 neither a ben adam, that He should change His mind; 1 hath He said, and shall He not do it? 1 Or hath He spoken, and shall He not carry it out? 1
Job 10:13And these things hast Thou hid in Thine lev; 1 I have da'as that this was in Thy mind. 1
Job 12:14See, what He tears down cannot be reconstructed; 1 He shutteth up an ish, and there can be no prison release. 1
Psalms 115:3But Eloheinu is in Shomayim; 1 He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased. 1
Proverbs 19:21There are many plans in a lev ish; 1 nevertheless it is the etzah of Hashem that shall stand. 1
Ecclesiastes 3:14I have da'as that, all that HaElohim doeth will endure l'olam; nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it; HaElohim doeth it, that men should fear before 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 →