Job 9:11

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

9He makes the Bear, Orion and Pleiades, and the constellations of the south; 10He does great and unfathomable things, wonders beyond number. If He were to pass by me, I would not see Him! Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him. 12If He were to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’ 13“God does not restrain His anger; under Him the helpers of Rahab cower.

Job 9:11 word by word

הֵ֤ן יַעֲבֹ֣ר עָ֭לַי וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶ֑ה וְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ף וְֽלֹא־אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lo, he goethעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• by me, and I seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• not: he passeth onחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• also, but I perceiveבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995

Cross-references for Job 9:11

• Job 23:8But, 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 when you say that you do not perceive Him that the case is before Him and you must wait for Him.
• Psalms 77:19The sound of Your thunder was in the whirlwind. Lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
• 1 Timothy 6:16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or is able to see. To Him be honor and eternal 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