Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him.
New American Standard Bible
And backward, but I
King James Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Holman Bible
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not [there], and backward, but I cannot perceive him,
American Standard Version
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
Amplified
“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
Bible in Basic English
See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
Darby Translation
Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I shall go before, and he is not; and behind, I shall not understand for him.
King James 2000
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"When I go forward, {he is not there}, or backward, I cannot see him.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot see Him;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"For though I go before, I find him not; If I come behind, I can get no knowledge of him;
NET Bible
"If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.
New Heart English Bible
"If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
The Emphasized Bible
Behold! eastward, I go, but he is not there, and, westward, but I perceive him not;
Webster
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
World English Bible
"If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.
Interlinear
Qedem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 23:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Eighth Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
7 In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." 8 "Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. 9 If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him.
Cross References
Job 9:11
"If he were to pass near me, I wouldn't notice; if he moves by, I wouldn't perceive him.
Job 35:14
Even though you complain that you can't perceive him, your case is already pending for judgment in his presence so keep on placing your hope in him.
Psalm 10:1
Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?
Psalm 13:1-3
How long? LORD, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Isaiah 45:15
"Truly you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
1 Timothy 6:16
He alone has endless life and lives in inaccessible light. No one has ever seen him, nor can anyone see him. Honor and eternal power belong to him! Amen.