Job 23:8

In 11 translations

BSB

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

KJV

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

WEB

“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.

ASV

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

LSV

Behold, I go forward—and He is not, || And backward—and I do not perceive Him.

YLT

Lo, forward I go — and He is not, And backward — and I perceive him not.

DBY

Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;

DRC

But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.

GNV

Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:

JPS

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

LXXE

For if I shall go first, and exist no longer, still what do I know concerning the latter end?

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WLC

הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Εἰ γὰρ πρῶτος πορεύσομαι, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι εἰμὶ, τὰ δὲ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτοις, τί οἶδα;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
• Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
• 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,
• 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.
• Psalms 13:1–3How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and respond,…
• Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

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