Job 23:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.”
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BSBPD
“If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 23:8 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
- 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,
- Job 35:14How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
- Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
- Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 139:5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
- Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
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