Job 9:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 9:11

9 ^aHe made¹ the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;

10 ^aHe does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.

11 ^aIf He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

12 ^aIf He takes away,¹ who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

13 God will not withdraw His anger,
^aThe allies of¹ the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.

14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?

15 ^aFor though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.

16 If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.

17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds ^awithout cause.

18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.

19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?

20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.

21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.

22 It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, ^a‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’

23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.

24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?

25 “Now ^amy days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.

26 They pass by like¹ swift ships,
^aLike an eagle swooping on its prey.

Verse Comparison: Job 9:11

American Standard Version
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, He goes by me, and I see Him not; He passes on also, but I perceive Him not.

Contemporary English Version
God walks right past me, without making a sound.

Darby English Version
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.

Good News Bible
God passes by, but I cannot see him.

King James Version
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

New American Standard Bible
"Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past {me,} I would not perceive Him.

New International Version
When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

New King James Version
If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If He would pass by me, I would not see Him; If He would move past me, I would not perceive Him.

Revised Standard Version
Lo, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.

New English Translation
If¹ he passes by me, I cannot see² him,³ if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.⁴