Job 23:9

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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:

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Referenced Verses

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

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  • 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

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  • 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

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  • 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

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