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.
Job 23:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him; American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; Common English Bible Look, I go east; he’s not there, west, and don’t discover him; Catholic Public Domain Version If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if I go to the east, he appeareth not: if to the west, I shall not understand him. |
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.
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike:
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power eternal. Amen.