KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 23:8–9
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Job 23:8
8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
8Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him:
Job 23:9
9On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
9On the left hand where hee doeth worke, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himselfe on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 23:8
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Toward the front or onward; also to advance, promote, or send onward.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Toward the back, with the back foremost, or in the reverse direction.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Is unable to; is not able to.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 23:9
Departed from, allowed to remain, or abandoned.
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The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Labor, activity, deed, operation, or a result produced; as a verb, to labor, act, make, produce, or bring about.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Is unable to; is not able to.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To conceal or keep from sight or knowledge; to lie concealed. As a noun, an animal skin.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Straight, correct, just, proper, or belonging to a lawful claim; also the opposite of left.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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From verse 8
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Open the full verse study11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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Open the full verse study1WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
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Open the full verse study16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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Open the full verse study14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
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Open the full verse study15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
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Open the full verse study1HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
3Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
From verse 9
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Open the full verse study17And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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Open the full verse study46How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
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