Job 23:8
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him,.... The northern part of the world, where his seat is, or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Behold, I go forward - The meaning of these verses is, I go in all directions, but I cannot find God. I am excluded from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 23:8-12
Here, I. Job complains that he cannot understand the meaning of God's providences concerning him, but is quite at a loss…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 23:8-9
From this fascinating dream of a Divine tribunal after the manner of that of a human judge, Job awakens to realise the…
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