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Romans 11:32–34

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32For God has imprisoned all in disobedienceaj so that he may have mercy on all.

A HYMN OF PRAISE

33Oh, the depth of the richesak

and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!al

How unsearchable his judgmentsam

and untraceable his ways!

34For who has known the mind of the Lord?an

Or who has been his counselor?

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Romans 11:33: Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

Cross references

  1. ajRm 3:9; Gl 3:22–23
  2. akRm 2:4; Eph 3:8
  3. alCol 2:3; Eph 3:10
  4. amJb 5:9; 11:7; 15:8
  5. anIs 40:13–14; 1Co 2:16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

“For who has known the mind of the Lord,

or who has been his counselor?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable his judgments,

and his paths beyond tracing out!

“Who has known the mind of the Lord?

Or who has been his counselor?”

NLTNew Living Translation

For God has imprisoned everyone in disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone.

Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!

For who can know the Lord’s thoughts?

Who knows enough to give him advice?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For God confined them all in disobedience, in order that he could have mercy on them all.

Oh, the depth of the riches

and the wisdom and the knowledge of God!

How unsearchable are his judgments

and how incomprehensible are his ways!

“For who has known the mind of the Lord,

or who has been his counselor?

KJV 1900King James Version

For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

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! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?