Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. New Living Translation I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. English Standard Version “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; Berean Standard Bible If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him. King James Bible Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: New King James Version “Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; New American Standard Bible “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; NASB 1995 “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; NASB 1977 “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; Legacy Standard Bible “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot discern Him; Amplified Bible “Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there; I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him; Christian Standard Bible If I go east, he is not there, and if I go west, I cannot perceive him. Holman Christian Standard Bible If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him. American Standard Version Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; Aramaic Bible in Plain English If he goes before me I do not know, or from behind him I do not perceive him Brenton Septuagint Translation For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know concerning the latter end? Contemporary English Version I cannot find God anywhere--in front or back of me, Douay-Rheims Bible But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him. English Revised Version Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: GOD'S WORD® Translation However, if I go east, he isn't there. If I go west, I can't find him. Good News Translation I have searched in the East, but God is not there; I have not found him when I searched in the West. International Standard Version "Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. JPS Tanakh 1917 Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; Literal Standard Version Behold, I go forward—and He is not, | And backward—and I do not perceive Him. Majority Standard Bible If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him. New American Bible But if I go east, he is not there; or west, I cannot perceive him; NET Bible "If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him. New Revised Standard Version “If I go forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him; New Heart English Bible "If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him; Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: World English Bible “If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him. Young's Literal Translation Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Longs for God…7Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge. 8If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him. 9When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.… Cross References Job 9:11 Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him. Job 23:9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him. Job 35:14 How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him, Treasury of Scripture Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: Job 9:11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. Psalm 10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? Psalm 13:1-3 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? … Jump to Previous Backward East Find Forward Perceive WestJump to Next Backward East Find Forward Perceive WestJob 23 1. Job longs to appear before God6. in confidence of his mercy 8. God, who is invisible, observes our ways 11. Job's innocence 13. God's decree is immutable Verses 8, 9. - Here Job returns to the complaint of ver. 3. He cannot "find" God. God hides himself. It is in vain that he searches on every side. There is no manifestation, no open vision. Nothing, however, leads him to doubt God's existence, or even his presence where he is unperceived. "Job's conviction of God's absolute presence comes out most strongly when he feels that he cannot discern him" (Cook). Verse 8. - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; that is, "He is not there to my perceptions." I may believe it, but I have no sensible proof of it, and I cannot demonstrate it. And backward, but I cannot perceive him. In describing locality, the Hebrews, Arabs, and Orientals generally always imagined themselves to be looking eastward, facing the rising sun. Hence the same word is used for" in front," "forwards," and "the east;" for "behind," "backwards," and "the west;" for "the left hand" and "the north;" for "the right hand" and "the south." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifהֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I go אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ (’e·hĕ·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk east, קֶ֣דֶם (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time He is not there, וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ (wə·’ê·nen·nū) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle and if I go west, וְ֝אָח֗וֹר (wə·’ā·ḥō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West I cannot וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no find אָבִ֥ין (’ā·ḇîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand Him. לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Job 23:8 NIVJob 23:8 NLT Job 23:8 ESV Job 23:8 NASB Job 23:8 KJV Job 23:8 BibleApps.com Job 23:8 Biblia Paralela Job 23:8 Chinese Bible Job 23:8 French Bible Job 23:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 23:8 If I go east he is not (Jb) |