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Job 23:8
Job 23:8 is verse 8 of Job chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
King James Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
World English Bible
“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.
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Job 23:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 9:11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Psalms 13:1How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalms 13:2How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?
Psalms 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
Isaiah 45:15Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.