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Job 23:9

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:

KJV

Si ad sinistram, quid agam ? non apprehendam eum ; si me vertam ad dexteram, non videbo illum.

Vulgate

ἀριστερὰ ποιήσαντος αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐ κατέσχον, περιβαλεῖ δεξιὰ καὶ οὐκ ὄψομαι.

LXX

On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

ASV

שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּ/עֲשֹׂת֣/וֹ וְ/לֹא אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְ/לֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הַעֲטִ֥יף
h'typ
verb · 15×
וֹ
v
noun · 141×
וֹ
v
noun · 54×
חָזָ֔ה
chzh
verb · 50×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

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