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Job 11:7–9

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7“aCan you discover the depths of God?

Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?

8“They are ahigh as 1the heavens, what can you do?

Deeper than 2bSheol, what can you know?

9“Its measure is longer than the earth

And broader than the sea.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit the heights of heaven
  2. 2I.e. the nether world

Cross references

  1. aJob 33:12, 13; 36:26; 37:5, 23; Rom 11:33
  2. aJob 22:12; 35:5
  3. bJob 26:6; 38:17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Can you find out the deep things of God?

Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

It is higher than heaven—what can you do?

Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

Its measure is longer than the earth

and broader than the sea.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Can you fathom the mysteries of God?

Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do?

They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?

Their measure is longer than the earth

and wider than the sea.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Can you fathom the depths of God

or discover the limits of the Almighty?

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Can you solve the mysteries of God?

Can you discover everything about the Almighty?

Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—

and who are you?

It is deeper than the underworld—

what do you know?

It is broader than the earth

and wider than the sea.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Can you find out the essence of God,

or can you find out the ultimate limits of Shaddai?

It is higher than the heaven; what can you do?

It is deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

Its measure is longer than the earth

and broader than the sea.

KJV 1900King James Version

Canst thou by searching find out God?

Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do?

Deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

The measure thereof is longer than the earth,

And broader than the sea.