Job 23:9

He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.

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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

8“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.

10But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.

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Cross References

Job 9:11Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him.

Job 34:29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,

Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for 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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