Job 23:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 23:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 23:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see hi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 23:9 — KJV
“On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:”
— Job 23:9 (KJV)
Job 23:9 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 23:9
“And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?”
Shares key themes with Job 23:9: left, hand, where
“And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:9: left, hand, where
“For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Job 23:9: left, hand, himself
“And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.”
Shares key themes with Job 23:9: hand, behold, right
“Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? on...: Heb. on the right hand Jeshimon: or, the wilderness”
Shares key themes with Job 23:9: hand, doth, himself
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