Job 23:9
On the north, where he worketh, but I get no vision, He hideth himself on the south that I cannot see him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8Behold! eastward, I go, but he is not there, and, westward, but I perceive him not;
10But, he, knoweth the way that I choose, Having tried me, as gold, I shall come forth.
Cross References
Job 9:11Lo! he cometh upon me, yet can I not see him, Yea he passeth on, yet can I not discern him.
Job 34:29When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth [his] face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,
Isaiah 8:17I will therefore long for Yahweh, Who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob,—And will wait, 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 →