Job 23:8

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But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I cannot perceive him.

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  • Job 9:11 : 11 Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves on, and I do not perceive Him.
  • Ps 10:1 : 1 Why, Lord, do You stand far off? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
  • Job 35:14 : 14 Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
  • 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
  • Ps 13:1-3 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 How long, Lord, will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 3 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
  • Isa 45:15 : 15 Truly, you are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

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  • Job 23:9-11
    3 verses
    86%

    9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I cannot catch a glimpse of him.

    10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

    11 My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.

  • Job 9:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11 Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves on, and I do not perceive Him.

    12 If He snatches away, who can stop Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?

  • 7 There the upright could reason with him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

  • Job 19:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice.

    8 He has blocked my path so I cannot pass; He has shrouded my ways with darkness.

  • 3 If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling.

  • 18 But if they are uprooted from their place, that place will deny them, saying, 'I never saw you.'

  • 22 For only a few years will come, and the path I take will never return.

  • 19 Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,

  • 8 The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.

  • 4 Does He not see my ways and count all my steps?

  • 17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness or by the deep gloom that covers my face.

  • 21 Before I go, never to return, to a land of darkness and deep shadow.

  • 36 Yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched for him, he could not be found.

  • 21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.

  • 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

  • 13 Indeed, there is no help in me, and ability has been driven from me.

  • Job 23:13-15
    3 verses
    71%

    13 But he is unchangeable; who can turn him back? He does what he desires.

    14 He will complete what he has planned for me, and many such things are in his mind.

    15 That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.

  • 14 Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him.

  • 2 He has driven me away and brought me into darkness, not into light.

  • 32 'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'

  • 23 Then I will remove My hand, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.'

  • 3 Do you fix your gaze on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?

  • 32 For He is not a man, like me, that I might answer Him, that we might go to court together.

  • 16 It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form was before my eyes; silence, and then I heard a voice:

  • 8 But I would seek God and place my cause before the Almighty.

  • 23 The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is great in power, and in justice and abundant righteousness, He does not oppress.

  • 5 I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me.

  • 23 God understands its way, and He knows its place.

  • 20 I cry out to You, but You do not answer; I stand up, but You just look at me.

  • 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!

  • 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

  • 21 Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more.

  • 28 I still dread all my suffering, for I know You will not hold me innocent.

  • Job 33:10-11
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    10 But look, He finds faults against me; He considers me His enemy.

    11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.

  • 27 Why do you say, Jacob, and complain, Israel, 'My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God'?

  • 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good.

  • 11 I said, "I will not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on humanity or be with those who dwell in the world of the dead."

  • 23 Am I only a God nearby, declares the LORD, and not a God far away?

  • 9 Therefore, justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but behold, there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

  • 23 All this I tested by wisdom and said, 'I will be wise,' but it was beyond me.

  • 9 The eye that saw him will see him no longer, and his place will behold him no more.

  • 23 To a man whose path is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

  • 3 You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.