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Job 9:11
11Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him.
Job 9:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
- New International Version (NIV)When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
Context of Job 9:11
9Who made [the constellations] the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the [vast starry] spaces of the south; 10Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable, Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number. Behold, He passes by me, and I do not see Him; He moves past me, but I do not perceive Him. 12Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back? Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’ 13“God will not turn back His anger; The [proud] helpers of Rahab [the arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.
Read all of Job 9Job 9:11 word by word
הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 9:11
- Job 23:8“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there; I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
- Job 35:14Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth], Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
- Psalms 77:19Your way [of escape for Your people] was through the sea, And Your paths through the great waters, And Your footprints were not traceable.
- 1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality [absolute exemption from death] and lives in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal power and dominion! Amen.
Commentaries on Job 9:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not - He is incomprehensible in all his ways, and in all his works; and he must be so it he be God, and work as God; for his own nature and his operations are past finding out.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Lo, he goeth by me - That is, he passes along - as in the silent movements of the heavenly bodies. “I see the evidence of his existence. I can see that God must be there - moving along by me in the orbs of night and in the march of the constellations, but I cannot see God himself. He passes by, or rather he passes over me (עלי ‛ālay ), as in the majestic movement of the heavenly bodies over my head.” This is, I think, the idea, and the image is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35Job answered Bildad by describing God's universal and legal power. His speech resembles a complex legal case. It includes: A summons and response (9:3, 14–16, 19b, 32). The risk of proving himself guilty (9:20). A "mediator" (9:33–34). A question of accusation (9:12). A legal sentence (9:22). A declaration of guilt (9:28–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I see him not: he passeth on--The image is that of a howling wind (Is 21:1). Like it when it bursts invisibly upon man, so God is felt in the awful effects of His wrath, but is not seen (Joh 3:8). Therefore, reasons Job, it is impossible to contend with Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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