Job 23:8
“Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him:”
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Job 23:8 Context
6Will he plead against me with his great power? No, but hee would put strength in me. 7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge. 8Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him: 9On the left hand where hee doeth worke, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himselfe on the right hand, that I cannot see him. 10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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Other Translations
Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
- King James Version
"Behold, I go forward but He is not {there,} And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Behold, I go forward, but he is not `there'; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
- American Standard Version (1901)
See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
- Basic English Bible
Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;
- Darby Bible
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
- Webster's Bible
If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
- World English Bible
Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"Behold, I go forward but He is not {there,} And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Behold, I go forward, but he is not `there'; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
- American Standard Version (1901)
See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
- Basic English Bible
Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;
- Darby Bible
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
- Webster's Bible
If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
- World English Bible
Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Job 23:8
23:8 Is not - As a judge to hear and determine my causes, otherwise he knew God was essentially present in all places.