Job 23:9 (YLT)

Passage

<FI> To<Fi> the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered <FI>on<Fi> the right, and I behold not.

Nearby Context

Job 23:7 There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

Job 23:8 Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not.

Job 23:9 <FI> To<Fi> the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered <FI>on<Fi> the right, and I behold not.

Job 23:10 For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me--as gold I go forth.

Job 23:11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "left", "working--and", "covered", "right", and "behold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "left" and "working--and", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Lo forward I go--and He is not..." into verse 10's "For He hath known the way with...", so "left" and "working--and" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "left" and "working--and" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.