Job 28:22
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
23 But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
- KJV
- Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
- WEB
- Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
- ASV
- Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
- DARBY
- Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
- BLB
- Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a report of it with our ears.’
- ÅB
- avgrunnen og døden sier: Bare et frasagn om den er kommet oss for øre.
- OTB
- Abaddon og Døden sier,
‘Med våre ører har vi hørt et rykte om den.’ - B1930
- avgrunnen og døden sier: Bare et frasagn om den er kommet oss for øre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 26:6
Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
Read in contextPsalms 83:10–12
who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.
Read in contextJob 28:14
The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
Read in context