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Job 9:11

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9:11If28 he passes by me, I cannot see29 him,30

if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.31

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Footnotes

  1. 28 The has “when” to form a temporal clause here. For the use of “if,” see §159.w.
  2. 29 The imperfect verbs in this verse are consistent with the clauses. In the conditional clauses a progressive imperfect is used, but in the following clauses the verbs are potential imperfects.
  3. 30 The pronoun “him” is supplied here; it is not in , but the and have it (probably for translation purposes as well).
  4. 31 Like the mountains, Job knows that God has passed by and caused him to shake and tremble, but he cannot understand or perceive the reasons.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If he passed by me, I wouldn’t see him;

if he went by, I wouldn’t recognize him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him.

When he moves by, I do not see him go.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“If he passes by me, I would not see him;

and if he should move on, I would not recognize him.

KJV 1900King James Version

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.