Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Job 23:8

But I wish in vain. For "behold," etc.

forward . . . backward—rather, "to the east—to the west." The Hebrew geographers faced the east, that is, sunrise: not the north, as we do. So "before" means east: "behind," west (so the Hindus). Para, "before"—east: Apara, "behind"—west: Daschina, "the right hand"—south: Bama, "left"—north. A similar reference to sunrise appears in the name Asia, "sunrise," Europe, "sunset"; pure Babylonian names, as RAWLINSON shows.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Job 23:8:

Job 23:10
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Job 34:29
Job 35:14
Song of Solomon 1:7
Song of Solomon 3:2
Song of Solomon 5:6
Hebrews 4:16

 

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