Job 23:9

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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.

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  • Ps 89:46 : 46 You have shortened the days of his youth; you have covered him with shame. Selah
  • Isa 8:17 : 17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.

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