Job 36:26
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
- KJV
- Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
- WEB
- Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
- ASV
- Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.
- DARBY
- Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
- BLB
- Behold, God [is] great, and we do not know [Him], and [there is] no searching the number of His years.
- ÅB
- Se, Gud er stor, og vi forstår ham ikke; hans års tall er uutgrundelig;
- OTB
- Se, Gud er stor utover vår forståelse;
antallet av Hans år er ubegripelig. - B1930
- Se, Gud er stor, og vi forstår ham ikke; hans års tall er uutgrundelig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Read in contextPsalms 145:3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Read in contextJob 11:7–9
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Read in context1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Read in contextJob 37:5
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
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.
Read in contextPsalms 102:24–27
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
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