Job

Job 23:8–9

⁸If I go east, He is not there,

and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

⁹When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him;

when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I go	אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ	’e·hĕ·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
east	קֶ֣דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
He is not there	וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ	wə·’ê·nen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
and if I go west	וְ֝אָח֗וֹר	wə·’ā·ḥō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
I cannot	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find	אָבִ֥ין	’ā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H995 discern
Him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When He is at work	בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ	ba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in the north	שְׂמֹ֣אול	śə·mō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H8040 the left
I cannot	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
behold	אָ֑חַז	’ā·ḥaz	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - first person common singular	H2372 see, behold
when He turns	יַעְטֹ֥ף	ya‘·ṭōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5848 turn aside
to the south	יָ֝מִ֗ין	yā·mîn	Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
I cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	אֶרְאֶֽה׃	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 23:8 Job 9:11 · Psalm 10:1 · Job 35:14 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Isaiah 45:15 · Psalm 13:1–3

Job 23:9 Isaiah 8:17 · Psalm 89:46

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.