Job 23:9

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 89:46 : 46 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?
  • Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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