Job 23:9
Strong's Lexicon
When He is at work
בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ (ba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

in the north,
שְׂמֹ֣אול (śə·mō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8040: 1) the left, the left hand, the left side 1a) left 1b) left hand 1c) north (as one faces east)

I cannot
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

behold [Him];
אָ֑חַז (’ā·ḥaz)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2372: 1) to see, perceive, look, behold, prophesy, provide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see, behold 1a2) to see as a seer in the ecstatic state 1a3) to see, perceive 1a3a) with the intelligence 1a3b) to see (by experience) 1a3c) to provide

when He turns
יַעְטֹ֥ף (ya‘·ṭōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5848: 1) to turn aside 1a) (Qal) to turn aside, turn (in order to cover) 2) to envelop oneself 2a) (Qal) to envelop oneself, cover 3) to be feeble, be faint, grow weak 3a) (Qal) to be feeble, be faint 3b) (Niphal) to faint 3c) (Hiphil) to show feebleness 3d) (Hithpael) to faint, faint away

to the south,
יָ֝מִ֗ין (yā·mîn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3225: 1) right, right hand, right side 1a) right hand 1b) right (of direction) 1c) south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)

I cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

see [Him].
אֶרְאֶֽה׃ (’er·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Young's Literal Translation
[To] the left in His working—and I see not, He is covered [on] the right, and I behold not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He is at work to the north, I cannot see Him; when He turns  south, I cannot find Him.

New American Standard Bible
When He acts on the left, I cannot behold [Him]; He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.

King James Bible
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]:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.

New Living Translation
I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed.

English Standard Version
on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.

New American Standard Bible
When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him; He turns on the right, I cannot see Him.

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He is at work to the north, I cannot see Him; when He turns south, I cannot find Him.

International Standard Version
If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him.

NET Bible
In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
To the left in His working -- and I see not, He is covered on the right, and I behold not.
















Cross References
Job 9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Job 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Job 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Job 35:14
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 23:7
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Job 23:6
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

Job 23:11
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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