Job 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
King James Version
In Context
7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Job 35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Psalms 13:1How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Isaiah 45:15Verily 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 →