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Job 23:8-17
English Standard Version
Job 23:8-17
English Standard Version
8 “Behold, (A)I go forward, but he is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him;
he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.
10 But he (B)knows (C)the way that I (D)take;
when he has (E)tried me, I shall come out as gold.
11 My foot (F)has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have (G)not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have (H)treasured the words of his mouth more than my (I)portion of food.
13 But he is unchangeable,[a] and (J)who can turn him back?
What he (K)desires, that he does.
14 For he will complete what he (L)appoints for me,
and many such things are (M)in his mind.
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
when I consider, I am in dread of him.
16 God has made my (N)heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me;
17 yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
nor because thick darkness covers my face.
Footnotes
- Job 23:13 Or one
Job 23:8-17
New International Version
Job 23:8-17
New International Version
8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(A)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(B)
when he has tested me,(C) I will come forth as gold.(D)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(E)
I have kept to his way without turning aside.(F)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(G)
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(H)
13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(I)
He does whatever he pleases.(J)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.(K)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(L)
when I think of all this, I fear him.(M)
16 God has made my heart faint;(N)
the Almighty(O) has terrified me.(P)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(Q)
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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