Job
Job 23:8
8If I go east, He is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot find 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 9:11 · Psalm 10:1 · Job 35:14 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Isaiah 45:15 · Psalm 13:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.