Job 23:3-9, 30:20, 34:29, Lam 3:44 | ESV | STEP | Oh , that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat !

Job 23:3-9

3 Oh, ^athat I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his ^bseat!
4 I would ^clay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he ^dcontend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7 There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
8 “Behold, ^eI go forward, but he is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him;
he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.

Job 30:20

20 I cry to you for help and you do not answer me;
I stand, and you only look at me.

Job 34:29

29 When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man?—

Lamentations 3:44

44 ^fyou have wrapped yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.