Job 23:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.”

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BSBPD

“When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“<FI> To<Fi> the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered <FI>on<Fi> the right, and I behold not.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 23:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
  2. Job 10:13Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
  3. Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
  4. Psalms 89:46How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
  5. Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
  6. Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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