איוב 23:8
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Context
This verse from איוב Chapter 23 connects to 7 cross-references. Job yearns to find God's dwelling and present his case before the divine tribunal, confident he would be acquitted if he could only reach the heavenly court. But God is nowhere to be found — north, south, east, or west. …
תרגומים נוספים
Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.
See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;
הפניות צולבות
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor …