Job 11:9
7 Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
10 If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
11 Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
- KJV
- The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- WEB
- Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- ASV
- The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
- DARBY
- The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
- BLB
- Longer than the earth [is] its measure, and wider than the sea.
- ÅB
- Lengere enn jorden er dens mål og bredere enn havet.
- OTB
- Deres omfang er lengre enn jorden
og bredere enn havet. - B1930
- Lengere enn jorden er dens mål og bredere enn havet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 139:9–10
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
Read in contextJob 28:24–25
For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
Read in contextPsalms 65:5–8
With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
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