Job 28:24

22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
KJV
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
WEB
For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
ASV
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
DARBY
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.
BLB
For He looks to the ends of the earth, [and] He sees under all the heavens,
ÅB
For hans øye når til jordens ender; allting under himmelen ser han.
OTB
For Han ser til jordens ender;
Han ser alt under himmelen.
B1930
For hans øie når til jordens ender; allting under himmelen ser han.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 15:3

    The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

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  • Zechariah 4:10

    For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

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  • Revelation 5:6

    And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

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  • Psalms 33:13–14

    The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

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