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Job 23:8 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Behold, I go forward, but he {is} not {there}; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”

Job 23:8

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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Will he plead against me with {his} great power? No; but he would put {strength} in me.

7

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

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Behold, I go forward, but he {is} not {there}; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

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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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But he knoweth the way that I take: {when} he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. {that...: Heb. that is with me}

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