New International Version
Job 9:11
11When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot 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.
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves by, I do not see him go.
Context of Job 9:11
9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. 10He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him. 12If he snatches away, who can stop him? Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’ 13God does not restrain his anger; even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
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הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 9:11
- Job 23:8“But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him.
- Job 35:14How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you must wait for him,
- Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen.
- 1 Timothy 6:16who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. 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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