Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold, I go forward, but he is not `there'; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Lo, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive him;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

World English Bible (WEB)

"If I go east, he is not there; If west, I can't find him;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Lo, forward I go -- and He is not, And backward -- and I perceive him not.