Job 11:7
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- KJV
- Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- WEB
- “Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
- ASV
- Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- DARBY
- Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
- BLB
- Can you find out the searching of God? Or can you find out unto the limit of Shaddai?
- ÅB
- Mon du kan finne bunn i Guds vesen eller nå fram til den Allmektiges ytterste grense?
- OTB
- «Kan du forstå Guds mysterier?
Kan du utforske Den Allmektiges grenser? - B1930
- Mon du kan finne bunn i Guds vesen eller nå frem til den Allmektiges ytterste grense?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 11:33
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Read in contextPsalms 145:3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:28
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Read in contextJob 5:9
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
Read in contextEphesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Read in contextPsalms 77:19
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Read in contextJob 37:23
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
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