Job 23:9

World English Bible (2000)

He works to the north, but I can't see him. He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him.

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  • Ps 89:46 : 46 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
  • Isa 8:17 : 17 I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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