American Standard Version
Job 9:11
11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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
9That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; 10That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number. Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 12Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou? 13God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.
Read all of Job 9Job 9:11 word by word
הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 9:11
- Job 23:8Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
- Job 35:14How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
- Psalms 77:19Thy way was in the sea, And thy paths in the great waters, And thy footsteps were not known.
- 1 Timothy 6:16who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power eternal. 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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