on the left hand I seek him, but I cannot behold him; I turn to the right hand, but I cannot see him.
Job 23:8 - Revised Standard Version “Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 I seek him, but I cannot behold him; I turn to the right hand, but I cannot see 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.
Why dost thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.