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north,שְׂמֹאולwhen he works,בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹand I do notוְלֹאcatch sight of him;אָחַזhe hides himselfיַעְטֹףin the south,יָמִיןand I do notוְלֹאsee him.אֶרְאֶה
Job 23:9
Study it in the app“north, when he works, and I do not catch sight of him; he hides himself in the south, and I do not see him.”
Job seeks God and cannot find him, yet trusts that he knows his waySuffering and Trials
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 23:9, word by word
- northשְׂמֹאולsemovl
north
The direction opposite the south, facing where the sun rises.
Where else “semovl” appears- when he worksעֲשֹׂתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- catch sight of himאָחַזachaz
gaze
To fix one's gaze on something or someone, behold it.
Where else “achaz” appears- he hides himselfיַעְטֹףyatof
hide
To withdraw from sight and stay hidden, taking another way.
Where else “yatof” appears- in the southיָמִיןyamin
south
The south side, which lies to the right of one facing east.
Where else “yamin” appears- see himאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears
Translation note
“North… south”: literally “left… right,” facing east.
The context
8Look, I go east, and he is not there; and west, and I do not perceive him;
9 · This verse (above)
10For he knows the way that is with me; he has tested me: like gold I will come forth.