Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this was thy purpose.
Job 23:9 - Revised Standard Version on the left hand I seek him, but I cannot behold him; I turn to the right hand, but I cannot see him. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition On the left hand [and to the north] where He works [I seek Him], but I cannot behold Him; He turns Himself to the right hand [and to the south], but I cannot see Him. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible north in his activity, and I don’t grasp him; he turns south, and I don’t see. Catholic Public Domain Version If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him. If I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him. |
Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this was thy purpose.
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him;
When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!
Lo, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
How long, O Lord? Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long will thy wrath burn like fire?
Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.