Job 23:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”
Job 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 23:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.”
Job 23:8 — World English Bible
Job 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; ”
Job 23:8 — American Standard Version
Job 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.”
Job 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him; ”
Job 23:8 — Darby Translation
Job 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, if I go to the East, he is not there: if to the West, yet I can not perceiue him:”
Job 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Job 23:8 in Context — Job 23
6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 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:
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
What Does Job 23:8 Mean?
Job 23:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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