Yet these things you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose.
Job 23:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him. More versionsKing 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 you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose.
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.
When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him? Whether nation or person, it is the same—
How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!
Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.